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Board approves Weaver & Tidwell contract amendment, accepts internal audit report and approves FY2026 audit plan
Summary
The Texas Board of Nursing approved a contract amendment allowing Weaver & Tidwell LLP to use a variable hourly rate schedule (billed hourly, cap $50,000), accepted Weaver's FY2025 internal audit findings (strong ratings, few low-risk findings), and approved the FY2026 internal audit plan including an information-security audit and procurement micro-audit.
The Texas Board of Nursing on July 18 approved a contract amendment with Weaver & Tidwell LLP to change the firm's pricing from a single flat hourly rate to a variable rate table tied to staff seniority; the board noted the contract retains a $50,000 cap on billings and that Weaver said the change does not increase total budgeted expenditures.
Board staff and Weaver representatives said the amendment responds to market changes affecting accounting staff availability and salary pressures. A Weaver representative said the firm proposed the variable rate to allow appropriate staffing mixes (partner, senior manager/manager, supervisory senior and associates), and that invoices will include a breakdown of hours and rates. Weaver said some lower rates would be available through offshore resources but that the overall cap of $50,000 would remain in place.
An unidentified board member moved to approve the revised attachment A with the updated rate table; a second was recorded and the motion carried. Staff noted the handout contained a minor typo in the table; members said the meaning was clear and proceeded with approval.
Separately, the board accepted Weaver & Tidwell's fiscal year 2025 internal audit activities report. Weaver reported three low-risk findings in the enforcement audit (rated "strong" overall), no findings in the Operation Nightingale micro-audit, and validated remediation of two prior human resources findings. The firm identified information security as the major audit for FY2026, with procurement as the micro-audit and follow-up work on outstanding enforcement items. Weaver said the agency's annual internal audit report must be filed with the governor's office, the State Auditor's Office and the Legislative Budget Board by Nov. 1, 2025.
Ken Johnson moved to accept the FY2025 internal audit activities report and to approve the FY2026 internal audit plan; Maisie Jamieson seconded both motions and the board carried them. Board staff said the contract selected Weaver via RFP on June 1, 2024, with a one-year initial term and optional renewals.
