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Council approves purchase of 33 rugged laptops for patrol cars to meet upcoming Windows support cutoff

5699667 · August 5, 2025
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The Rowlett City Council unanimously approved buying 33 rugged Dell laptops and docking stations for police patrol vehicles through a Texas DIR/BuyBoard cooperative contract to replace aging units and maintain CJIS compliance and security; the not-to-exceed cost listed in the agenda is approximately $138,352.17.

The Rowlett City Council on Aug. 5 approved the purchase of 33 rugged Dell laptops and docking stations for public-safety patrol vehicles, citing an approaching end to mainstream support for existing devices and a need to maintain CJIS compliance and field security. The purchase will be made through a Texas cooperative purchasing contract (DIR/BuyBoard). The motion passed…

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