Tex. Government Code § 2054.651: STATE AGENCY DIGITAL MODERNIZATION.

Each state agency shall assess the agency's Internet website and online service portals to identify areas for improvement in user accessibility, navigation, and digital service efficiency. In performing the assessment, a state agency shall consider:

(1) strategies to simplify user access to forms, applications, and agency services;

(2) opportunities to reduce or eliminate paperwork requirements if electronic alternatives exist;

(3) enhancements to ensure compliance with accessibility standards under Subchapter M;

(4) using responsive web design to ensure the agency's Internet website is equally accessible using a desktop computer, laptop computer, or mobile device, including a tablet or cellular telephone;

(5) adopting best practices for search functionality, page load speed, and service integration; and

(6) using the department's web page templates and web design guidelines to provide consistency among state agency Internet websites and improve the usability of the website.

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 951 (H.B. 5195), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.