US EditionOfficials call for investigation of Texas Southern University over financial mismanagement findings
The audit revealed 743 invoices totaling $282 million linked to expired contracts and 8,144 invoices worth $158 million with improper dates, prompting a state investigation.
- On Monday, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick ordered the Texas Rangers to investigate Texas Southern University and said he will work with Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows to freeze TSU's state funding pending the investigation.
- State Auditor Lisa R. Collier's audit, begun in May 2025, found 743 invoices totaling $282.2 million tied to vendors with expired contracts and 8,144 invoices worth $158 million dated before requisitions, and she will meet Texas Southern University officials Thursday.
- The audit shows late financial reporting as Texas Southern University submitted fiscal year 2023 reports 10 months late and fiscal year 2024 reports four months late, with staff vacancies delaying filings, Collier said.
- Patrick said `I don't want one more taxpayer dollar spent until this issue is resolved`, following the Texas State Auditor's report on financial issues at Texas Southern University.
- Texas Southern University said it has cooperated with the state auditor and enacted a new procurement system, while officials consider freezing funding that would affect one of the largest historically Black universities.
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Texas Gov. Orders Financial Investigation of Texas Southern
Texas governor Greg Abbott and lieutenant governor Dan Patrick have ordered an investigation of Texas Southern University, a historically Black institution in Houston, after a state audit found evidence of financial mismanagement and bookkeeping inconsistencies, The Texas Tribune reported.
Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick call for DPS to investigate Texas Southern University over financial mismanagement findings
Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have ordered the Texas Rangers to investigate Texas Southern University on Monday after a new state audit found evidence of poor bookkeeping and financial mismanagement.
Texas Lt. Gov. Orders Texas Rangers Investigation into Texas Southern University After “Disturbing” Audit Reveals Hundreds of Millions in Taxpayer Funds Used for Unauthorized Invoices | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hᴏft
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has called for a Texas Rangers investigation into Texas Southern University (TSU) following damning findings from a state audit that uncovered thousands of unauthorized invoices totaling hundreds of millions of dollars in taxpayer funds.
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