Senate Committee on Finance July 28, 2026

Senate Committee on Finance · July 28, 2026

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Call to order and roll call

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Chair (S1) convenes the Senate Committee on Finance, calls roll and establishes a quorum; clerk (S2) reads members present.

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The Senate Committee on Finance held a joint interim hearing on higher education financial transparency and on preventing fraud, waste and abuse across state programs. Agency witnesses (LBB, SAO, HHSC, OIG, OAG, MFCU, TWC, TxDOT) described current audit and oversight practices, gaps (including community college reporting and Texas Southern University records), and potential budgetary exposures from upcoming SNAP cost-share changes.

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