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Budgets, contracts, audits and the public trail behind government spending.
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Public Services & Infrastructure
Oncor projects a roughly 20% larger 2027–2031 base capital plan. Data-center requests, customer collateral and a pending large-load review leave important cost questions unresolved.
Public Money & Accountability
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an agreement intended to maintain chemical-safety compliance. The underlying court filing tells a more specific story: the alleged lapse involved missing supplier acknowledgments, while the State did not identify PFAS after reviewing documents supplied in the investigation.
Public Money & Accountability
Federal prosecutors allege the district failed to make required educator-misconduct reports while receiving special education funding. The agreement imposes new spending, reporting, training and oversight requirements, but Dallas ISD denies the allegations.
Public Money & Accountability
Railroad Commission records show more drilling permits issued in September 2026, even as the number of oil and gas completion reports processed by state regulators remained substantially below September 2025 levels.
Public Money & Accountability
TxDOT says competitive awards will make better use of federal transportation money. Earlier application instructions show projects were already scored and ranked. The significant change is removal of a formula that helped determine how funding was distributed across Texas.
Public Money & Accountability
The October 6 assessments total $1,245,802. Penalties assessed do not necessarily equal payments collected or completed corrective work.
Public Money & Accountability
Austin, Barbers Hill, El Paso and Prosper ISDs were selected for state spending reviews. A final report is expected December 31; selection is not a finding of wrongdoing.
Elections & Public Trust
Texas reports more than $10 billion in border-security spending. The federal government has approved approximately $7.5 billion in reimbursement, but the Comptroller said the money had not reached the state treasury as of September 21. The governor’s race raises questions about enforcement priorities, public spending and the boundaries of state authority.
Public Money & Accountability
The court has set a December 31, 2029 deadline. TPR follows the funding, contracts, construction and six-month reporting requirements.
