Governing Board
The Texas Department of Information Resources delivers the strategic thinking, purchasing support, and policy insights necessary to ensure organizations across all levels of state and local government can find, procure, and securely implement innovative technology.
Our governing board members help us to drive our overall strategy as an organization so that we are delivering value to our customers and the state of Texas.
Board Meetings
The public is welcome to attend our quarterly board meetings. We post the meeting agenda, location, date, and time in the Texas Register shortly before a scheduled meeting. Meeting information is subject to change.
Agendas and minutes from past board meetings are available below. Please email us for access to documents related to meetings not listed here.
February 16, 2023 10:00 AM
- Online Video Conference and In Person | Agenda
October 27, 2022 10:00 AM
- Online Video Conference and In Person | Agenda
August 25, 2022 10:00 AM
- Online Video Conference and In Person | Agenda
April 28, 2022 11:00 AM
- Online Video Conference and In Person | Agenda
January 20, 2022 10:00 AM
October 28, 2021 10:00 AM
August 26, 2021 10:00 AM
July 15, 2021 10:00 AM
May 6, 2021 10:00 AM
March 11, 2021 10:00 AM
January 28, 2021, 10:00 AM
November 10, 2020, 10:00 AM
Thursday, October 1, 2020, 10:00 AM
Thursday, August 20, 2020, 10:00 am
Thursday July 9th, 2020, 10:00 am
- DIR Special Topic Board Meeting
- Online Video Conference | Agenda - PDF (119 KB) | Minutes - PDF (127 KB)
Thursday, May 7, 2020, 10:00 am
March 12, 2020, 10:00 am
- Clements Building, Room 103, 300 W. 15th St. Austin, Texas 78701
- Agenda - PDF (122 KB) | Minutes - PDF (289 KB)
January 23, 2020, 10:00 am
- Clements Building, Room 103, 300 W. 15th St. Austin, Texas 78701
- Agenda - PDF (123 KB) | Minutes - PDF (247 KB)
October 24, 2019, 10:00 am
- Clements Building, Room 103 300 W. 15th St. Austin, Texas 78701
- Agenda - PDF (29 KB) | Minutes - PDF (146 KB)
August 22, 2019, 10:00 am
- Clements Building, Room 103 300 W. 15th St. Austin, Texas 78701
- Agenda - PDF (133 KB) | Minutes - PDF (249 KB)
May 2, 2019, 10:00 am
- Clements Building, Room 103 300 W. 15th St. Austin, Texas 78701
- Agenda - PDF (1238KB) | Minutes - PDF (236 KB)
+April 4, 2019, 9:30 am
- Special Topic Board Meeting
Price Daniel Building, 209 W. 14th Street, Room 139
Ground Floor Conference Room
Austin, Texas 78701
Agenda - PDF (129KB) | Minutes - PDF (195 KB)
January 25, 2019, 10:00 am
Board Members
Ben Gatzke - Board Chair
President & CEO BorrowWorks, LLC
Fort Worth, TX
Mike Bell
Chief Technology Officer Houston Police Department
Spring, TX
Jeffrey W. Allison
CEO at Monument Energy LLC
Houston, TX
Christopher "Stephen" Franke
Vice President at C1 Insurance Group
Dallas, TX
Stacey Napier
Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations University of Texas System
Austin, TX
Jeffrey Tayon
Independent Investor
Houston, TX
Kara Thompson
Retired
Former Chief Strategy and Risk Officer, Trellis Organization
Austin, TX
Ex Officio Members
Cassie Brown
Commissioner of Insurance
Texas Department of Insurance
Anh Selissen
Chief Information Officer
Texas Department of Transportation
Cecile Young
Executive Commissioner
Texas Health and Human Services Commission