DIR Press releases and media topics

DIR News Nov 15, 2023

DIR Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence (AI-C oE) Receives State IT Innovation of the Year Award

AUSTIN—The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence (AI-CoE) today received the State IT Innovation of the Year Award from the Scoop News Group as part of the 2021 StateScoop 50 Awards.

DIR News Aug 31, 2021

DIR Encourages Participation for Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Global Accessibility Awareness Day is on Thursday, May 20, 2021, and DIR is committed to digital access and inclusion for people with disabilities.

DIR News Aug 30, 2021

DIR Ranks as Top Agency in Texas Comptroller FY21 HUB Report

The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) is the top agency spending more than $5 million with largest percentage spent with Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs).

DIR News Dec 21, 2023

DIR Publishes Digital Transformation Guide

The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) is driving digital transformation for Texas Government.

DIR News Aug 28, 2021

DIR Executive Director and State of Texas CIO Discusses Workforce Challenges and Opportunities

Amanda Crawford discusses state IT workforce with StateScoop.

DIR News Aug 28, 2021

DIR and Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Host February HUB Series

HUB Talk Series February 2021 is focused on Looking Ahead.

DIR News Sep 21, 2021

DIR hosts an Overview of Programs and Services

#DIRisIT: An Overview of Programs and Services

DIR News Dec 6, 2023

DIR Announces Creation of the Texas Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) announced today the formation of the Texas Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence (AI-CoE) to accelerate innovation and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. This effort will help support state and local governments and public institutions of higher education explore artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to foster digital transformation.