DIR Press releases and media topics
DIR News
Nov 15, 2023
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.