Anti-Terrorism Funds Misused, Audit Finds
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An audit of Texas’ spending of nearly $600 million in federal anti-terrorism funds found that some of the money was spent improperly. One county bought a trailer to haul lawn mowers to “lawn mower drag races,” the report found.
The state auditor’s office, which pointed out several cases in which poor monitoring by the Texas Engineering Extension Service may have allowed abuse, has forwarded its report to a special investigation unit.
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