State Auditor’s Office (Texas)

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The State Auditor’s Office of Texas is an independent government agency responsible for conducting audits and providing objective information to help ensure accountability and efficient use of public resources in the state.

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State Auditor’s Office (Texas) canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency ⓘ
state audit institution ⓘ
aimsTo improve efficiency of state programs ⓘ
improve transparency in Texas state government ⓘ
reduce waste, fraud, and abuse of public funds ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Texas ⓘ
linked to: Texas
country United States ⓘ
employs certified public accountants ⓘ
information technology auditors ⓘ
investigators ⓘ
performance auditors ⓘ
state auditors ⓘ
hasMainResponsibility auditing state agencies’ financial statements and internal controls ⓘ
conducting audits of state agencies ⓘ
conducting compliance and investigative audits ⓘ
conducting information technology audits ⓘ
conducting performance audits of state programs ⓘ
evaluating efficiency and effectiveness of state government operations ⓘ
promoting accountability in the use of public resources ⓘ
providing objective information to state decision makers ⓘ
hasMottoOrMission to provide objective, reliable, and timely information to improve accountability and efficiency in Texas government ⓘ
hasPublication audit reports on Texas state agencies ⓘ
methodology guides and audit manuals ⓘ
special reports to the Texas Legislature ⓘ
hasScope executive branch agencies of Texas ⓘ
selected higher education institutions in Texas ⓘ
selected state-funded programs and activities ⓘ
headquartersLocation Austin, Texas ⓘ
linked to: City of Austin
isIndependentFrom audited state agencies ⓘ
jurisdiction Texas ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
legalForm independent state agency ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Travis County, Texas ⓘ
operatesIn Texas state government ⓘ
linked to: Government of Texas
oversightBy Legislative Audit Committee (Texas) ⓘ
partOf Government of Texas ⓘ
reportsTo Legislative Audit Committee (Texas) ⓘ
Texas Legislature ⓘ
responsibleFor assessing compliance with state laws and regulations ⓘ
assessing internal control systems of Texas state agencies ⓘ
following up on implementation of audit recommendations ⓘ
issuing recommendations to improve state agency operations ⓘ
supporting legislative oversight of state government ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ
uses generally accepted government auditing standards ⓘ
website https://sao.texas.gov ⓘ

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Legislative Audit Committee (ex officio) → supervises → State Auditor’s Office (Texas) ⓘ