What's New

Search across Texas State sites has been upgraded to use Google Vertex AI Search, delivering more relevant and consistent results behind the scenes. You’ll also notice smoother behavior when opening search from the homepage - the search field is now immediately active and ready for typing, and filter menus can be dismissed using the Escape key.

The Texas State homepage itself has received several refinements, including updates to navigation styling, improved hero interactions, linked breadcrumbs, and accessibility-focused layout adjustments. 

This release introduces a new Featured Links: Card Grid section for Calico templates, designed to highlight key tasks, resources, or calls to action in a visually engaging way. The section includes layout and spacing refinements, clearer dialog guidance for editors, and improved mobile behavior with swipeable carousel support.

Several existing Calico prebuilt sections have also been enhanced. Flexible Image Galleries now default to a carousel on mobile devices (with an option to stack cards vertically), and additional mobile carousel options are available for Text Overlapping Image layouts. These updates help content adapt more naturally across screen sizes while preserving editorial control.

This release includes targeted accessibility improvements, particularly on the Texas State homepage. Text and layout behavior has been adjusted to better support reflow and prevent horizontal scrolling, and keyboard focus order has been corrected to provide a more logical navigation experience for screen reader and keyboard users.

You’ll also notice small but meaningful usability improvements throughout the editing experience, such as clearer filter interactions, better spacing in complex components, and more predictable behavior when working with images and galleries.

This release includes several behind-the-scenes improvements that make everyday editing smoother and more intuitive. Asset details are now clearer and more reliable, with original creator information preserved even when files are updated. Image workflows have also been refined to make accessibility-related fields easier to discover as you work. When alt text is set for an image in the asset manager, it can now be reused wherever that image appears.

If you want more details, check out our Release Notes page to read the longer version.