Posted on · Parents and activists have been pushing for an outside audit for months -- something the Houston school district hasn’t done in decades. A month ago, the Houston school board approved getting proposals from outside auditors. Now they’ve decided to go a different route.
Posted on · An audit earlier this summer revealed the agency needs some upgrades.
Posted on · Houston Fire Chief Samuel Pena just announced plans to improve his department. The announcement comes just a few weeks after the Houston Controller’s office released a scathing audit of the department.
Posted on · Overall the audit report indicates that HISD didn’t have processes in place for critical steps in the building program to manage nearly $2 billion in taxpayer money.
Posted on · "I think the short answer is that we believe that it’s flawed," said HISD's chief operating officer Leo Bobadilla.
Posted on · An audit by the State of Missouri shows the Sugar Land real estate developer had inside information on the selection process for a master developer for the City of Joplin. A tornado destroyed much of the city in May 2011.
Posted on · The Houston Forensic Science Center â Houstonâs crime lab â is being overseen these days by an independent board, which hired Dr. Daniel Garner to run it. Garner formerly managed the forensics lab for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. On this edition of Houston Matters, weâll talk with Dr. Garner and chairman Scott Hochberg about […]