By: Roy Douglas Malonson

Texas Southern University is once again at the center of a storm, and this time the winds are stronger, louder, and more politically charged than ever. A newly released state audit has exposed a series of financial failures inside TSU’s administration: missed reporting deadlines, contract mismanagement, expired vendor agreements and gaps in oversight that stretch back years. Those facts are real, documented and serious. But the reaction coming from Austin is raising an even bigger question for Black Houston: is this only about finances, or is TSU being targeted in ways that other universities never are? Addressing current and historical realities affecting our community requires telling the whole truth, not just the parts that fit a political narrative.

The audit

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