HOUSTON — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to launch an investigation into Texas Southern University after Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said a state audit revealed thousands of unauthorized invoices totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Texas Southern University's Board of Regents pledged Tuesday to fully cooperate with state auditors and accelerate internal reforms.

The Texas State Auditor's Office has been conducting an audit of TSU since May 2025, reviewing the university's financial processes, procurement operations and inventory records. State Auditor Lisa R. Collier sent an interim update to the Legislative Audit Committee on Monday detailing "significant financial and operational weaknesses" at the university.

According to Collier's letter, d

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