Travis County
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...
Commissioners approve Central Health performance audit
At long last the Travis County Hospital District, better known as Central Health, is being brought under a microscope that will give the Travis...
Did Central Health reformers celebrate too soon?
Commissioner Ann Howard’s proposed resolution, if adopted, would significantly reduce the scope of work for an independent performance audit and let major providers go...
Commissioners order Central Health 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 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...