The Texas State Capitol building stands in Austin. (Getty Images) Texas promotes AI and innovation chief to CIO role Tony Sauerhoff, formerly Texas' chief artificial intelligence and innovation officer, has been named as the state's chief information officer. Mar 13, 2026 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) Texas names chief AI and innovation officer as interim CIO Tony Sauerhoff, Texas' first chief artificial intelligence and innovation officer, is serving as interim state CIO after the recent appointment of Amanda Crawford to head the state's… Jan 15, 2026 By Keely Quinlan
(Getty Images) Texas appoints state’s first chief AI and innovation officer Texas has appointed Tony Sauerhoff, the state's cyber chief, as its first chief AI and innovation officer. He'll lead a new AI division. Oct 16, 2025 By Sophia Fox-Sowell