Custom web applications
Portals, dashboards, and internal tools shaped around your users and your business rules, not a vendor's template.
Software development · Denton, Texas
Coding Cowboys Custom software, built in Texas. Your data stays here too.
We build web apps, automations, and data systems for schools, public agencies, election offices, and growing businesses. Hosted in Texas, with privacy and security in from the first line of code.
Home base: Denton, TX
Data region: Dallas, TX
Schools on our software: Hundreds
Status: Taking new projects
01 · What we build
Apps and automations that do the heavy lifting.
We are general-purpose developers who start with how your people actually work, then build the software that takes the busywork off their plate.
Workflow automation
Turn spreadsheets, email chains, and copy-paste routines into automated pipelines, with AI assistance where it actually earns its keep.
Data & reporting
Imports, cleanup, and transformations that turn scattered data into reports and dashboards people trust and use.
Integrations & cloud
Connect the systems you already have through APIs, single sign-on, and rostering, deployed on Google Cloud and supported after launch.
02 · Education
Over a decade building for Texas schools.
We have been making tech products for schools for over a decade. It started in the classroom: while teaching, our founder JR Spikeston was an Apple Distinguished Educator and a Google Certified Educator, and built free tools for fellow teachers. For more than eight years, that work has included CoPilot Data, used in hundreds of Texas schools. We know student data, and we treat it that way.
Flagship work
CoPilot Data
Coding Cowboys built the complete CoPilot Data platform, from the database to the teacher-facing screens, including single sign-on and rostering through ClassLink. Texas schools have relied on it for more than eight years.
copilotdata.comFERPA-minded by default
Student privacy is not a setting.
- Collect only the student data a feature truly needs
- Role-based access, so staff see only their students
- Audit logs on access to sensitive records
- Student data is never sold, mined, or used for ads
- We work within your district's data privacy agreement
From our workshop
GrantMesa
Federal compliance and program monitoring for education agencies: document requests, reviews, findings, and corrective actions in one shared workspace.
03 · Elections & voting integrity
Every number should add up. We check that it does.
Elections leave a data trail: voter rolls, check-ins, mail ballots, and precinct results. We build analytics that cross-check those records, flag anomalies and potential fraud, and put the evidence in front of the people responsible for reviewing it.
Voter roll analysis
Surface duplicate registrations, deceased or moved voters, and impossible addresses by matching rolls against other records.
Reconciliation
Compare check-ins, ballots issued, ballots cast, and reported results precinct by precinct, so every discrepancy shows up.
Anomaly detection
Statistical screening of turnout and results against history and similar precincts to flag outliers worth a closer look.
Mail ballot patterns
Track applications and returns to spot irregular patterns, like unusual volumes tied to one address or one date.
Every flag comes with the underlying records, ready for human review. We build data analysis, transparency, and audit tools that work alongside your state-certified voting system.
04 · Privacy & cybersecurity
Your data never has to leave Texas.
We host client systems in Google Cloud's Dallas region by default. Your application, database, and backups stay in-state. If a project ever needs an outside service, we tell you exactly where it runs before any of your data goes there.
Ranch security checklist Every project
- Texas-hosted app, database & backups[X]
- Encryption in transit & at rest[X]
- Least-privilege access & MFA[X]
- Audit logs on sensitive actions[X]
- Dependency & vulnerability scanning[X]
- Tested backups & recovery plan[X]
- Accessible design (WCAG 2.1 AA)[X]
- Your data is yours. Export anytime.[X]
05 · The outfit
A small crew that ships.
You work directly with the people writing your software. No account managers relaying messages, no guessing who is on the other end.
10+ yearsmaking tech products for schools, starting with free tools for fellow teachers
Hundredsof Texas schools use software we built
Texas-madea Denton company, with client data hosted in Dallas
Education
CoPilot Data
A complete education data platform for Texas schools, with single sign-on and rostering integrations.
Business applications
Procurement analysis
A custom web app with spreadsheet imports, field mapping, and configurable calculations, delivered in stages and handed off with full source code.
Automation
Operations CRM
Lead intake, texting, and AI phone agents for a high-volume service business, replacing manual follow-up with automated workflows.
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Scout the country
Map the users, data, decisions, and constraints before choosing an implementation.
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Ride in stages
Agree on deliverables and acceptance criteria, then review working software at every stage.
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Stay for the long haul
Testing, documentation, training, and support are part of the scope from day one.
06 · Contracting
Ready to work with public agencies.
We contract directly with school districts, agencies, and businesses, with clear milestones, acceptance criteria, and support terms. Our capabilities overview is available on request.
- Company
- Coding Cowboys LLC, a Texas LLC
- Address
- 608 E Hickory St, Suite 128
Denton, TX 76205 - UEI
- HYPNGP9NDFL9
- NAICS
- 541511 Custom computer programming
541512 Computer systems design - PSC
- DA01 · DB02 · DH01
- Hosting
- Google Cloud, Dallas region
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