Texas.gov Puts Users First
14 Mai 2014 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Mobile-first design for State’s official
website provides exceptional user experience
The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) is pleased
to announce the launch of a new, mobile-first design for
Texas.gov, the State’s official website. This mobile-first approach
offers users a seamless experience across a wide range of
Internet-enabled devices – from mobile phones and tablets to
traditional desktop or laptop computers. When Texas.gov is viewed
on a tablet or mobile device, multi-column layouts are reduced,
larger images disappear, and the need for left-and-right scrolling
is eliminated.
The new mobile-first Texas.gov performs
seamlessly across a range of Internet-enabled devices. (Photo:
Business Wire)
“A mobile-first strategy matters more than ever for the state
portal since nearly 25 percent of all visitors to Texas.gov come
from a mobile phone or tablet,” said Karen Robinson, State of Texas
CIO and executive director of DIR. “We must be responsive to the
needs of all Texans. Providing them with access to information and
online services via the fully accessible, multi-lingual, and now
mobile-first Texas.gov is a great start.”
When citizens visit the new Texas.gov, they will encounter the
clean, classic black and white theme that was first introduced last
year. Photographs showcasing the stunning beauty of our state now
feature more information for each photo, including the
photographer, location, and related links of interest.
Other notable features of the new Texas.gov include:
- Long scrolling homepage.
Scrolling has become a natural action for users, so Texas.gov
accommodated this behavior with a long-scrolling home page.
Horizontal blocks of content organize the homepage into clear,
useful sections that visitors can view across all screen
resolutions.
- Enhanced navigation. On
traditional desktop or laptop computers, in-page navigation icons
associated with each content block let users jump directly to the
information they need. Expandable mega-navigation menus for Do,
Discover, Connect, and Ask help users access services and
information across these key areas of Texas.gov.
- Helpful search functionality.
One in six visits to Texas.gov includes a search. The
front-and-center search bar that Texas.gov pioneered remains
prominent and offers even more functionality. It includes an
auto-complete feature that displays suggestions as users type, and
promoted links for popular services on Texas.gov such as vehicle
registration renewal and driver license renewal.
- Robust geo-location. Info Near
You, an interactive area of Texas.gov, helps Texans locate
government information and services near them. Utilizing HTML5
geo-location APIs, users can find physical location information for
state agencies, driver license and vehicle registration offices,
job centers, libraries, K-12 schools, and more.
“Our guiding principle is to always put users first. The new
Texas.gov demonstrates our commitment to not only providing an
attractive, functional website; but more importantly, helping all
visitors take care of their government business online securely and
with ease,” said Erin Hutchins, General Manager and Director of
Portal Operations for Texas.gov.
For a guided tour highlighting even more of the new features on
Texas.gov, visit the Texas.gov Website Tour 2014.
About Texas.gov
Texas.gov is the official website of the state of Texas
(www.texas.gov) and is a collaborative public/private partnership
managed by the Department of Information Resources (DIR). Texas.gov
helps state and local government entities Web-enable their services
and operates without tax funds through a partnership between the
state and Texas NICUSA, LLC. Texas NICUSA builds, operates,
maintains, and markets Texas.gov and is part of eGovernment firm
NIC’s (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies. Since its launch in 2000,
Texas.gov has securely processed more than 201 million financial
transactions and collected more than $30 billion on behalf of
participating entities.
About NIC
NIC Inc. is the nation’s leading provider of official government
websites, online services, and secure payment processing solutions.
The company’s innovative eGovernment services help reduce costs and
increase efficiencies for government agencies, citizens, and
businesses across the country. Our popular self-funded solution
allows government to put in-demand services online without using
taxpayer funds. The NIC family of companies currently provides
cost-effective eGovernment solutions for more than 3,500 federal,
state, and local agencies in the United States. Additional
information is available at www.egov.com.
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Texas.govEllen Pate, 512-475-0420ellen.pate@dir.texas.gov
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