Central Health
Trust, but verify
We would like to think people in our nation’s highest offices adhere to the highest ethical principles.Yet recent news reports have exposed U.S. Supreme...
Announcing the Government Accountability Project
Local officials manage government organizations that spend billions of our tax dollars. They should always act in the public interest—not for personal profit. We...
Central Health launches search for new CEO
Central Health, the local government agency that levies a property tax to pay for the healthcare of Travis County residents with incomes of up...
Central Health critics ramp up pressure ahead of vote on audit
A group of healthcare and taxpayer advocates has stepped up criticism of Central Health, saying it lacks financial control over spending by its third-party...
Commissioners to order Central Health’s performance audit
Independent audit would determine what healthcare services needy Travis County patients got in return for $280 million in taxpayer money given to UT Dell...
Central Health’s $35 million payments to Dell Medical School an unlawful ‘gift of public funds’ that exceed statutory authority
Commissioners Court to consider ordering that Central Health undergo an independent audit
Let’s be blunt. Under the Texas Constitution and Health and Safety Code, The...
Appraised home values jump more than 50 percent
Updated 2:45pm April 19, 2022 to correct misstatements about increases in property taxes and to remove reference to a Travis County Tax Office tax...
New documentary takes aim at diversion of indigent health care funds
Why is Central Health financing the Dell Medical School?
A new short documentary by Austin filmmaker Steve Mims questions why a big portion of taxpayer...