A bill making its way through the Texas legislature would rely on open data to publicize wage-stealing employers, many of which currently go unnoticed and unpenalized.

After more than a decade in state CIO roles, Robert von Wolffradt heads to a midsize city in central Texas.

State and local government officials say that staying organized and leading with open arms are proven means of building mature data programs.

States have only spent a sliver of their federal grant funding so far, but investment is expected to ramp up heading into the next presidential election.

New legislation would give data-oriented work a more solid footing within state government.

Lawmakers are pushing for greater oversight of the state's storage solutions after a $1.5 billion contract went forward without their input.

The legislation follows an incident in which Verizon cut off firefighters' mobile devices that hit a monthly data limit during the biggest wildfire in California history.

Two state agencies have found a way to thwart fraud, and a new data-sharing compact could proliferate similar agreements across Texas.

By moving to centralize identity and access solutions, Texas IT officials have laid the groundwork to lower costs and unify users’ online experience.