HCC trustee plagiarized parts of dissertation, board finds
A University of Texas academic board has found that Houston Community College trustee Adriana Tamez plagiarized several pages in her 2011 UT doctoral dissertation.
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Final HCC bribery report made public, minor violations by trustees found
Houston Community College can do better with its procurement process by reducing chances for trustees to exert improper influence, says a report ordered last...
HCC probe results: more trustee transparency, control over trustee/employee talks
A long-awaited list of recommendations designed to tighten the procurement rules of Houston Community College was presented to trustees last week. The proposals range...
One year and $300,000 later, HCC procurement probe findings may be...
It’s been nearly a year, it’s cost more than $300,000, and yet a promised report on the college’s potential procurement problems in the wake...
HCC trustee files lawsuit seeking answers on alleged contract steering
Houston Community College Trustee Dave Wilson has filed a lawsuit seeking answers about fellow trustees who he believes violated HCC bylaws by privately communicating...
Former inmate: Disgraced ex-HCC Trustee Chris Oliver is in no ‘Club...
Today marks one month since disgraced former Houston Community College Trustee Chris Oliver was ordered to surrender to a minimum security federal prison in...
HCC Trustee files First Amendment, civil rights lawsuit against college, fellow...
HOUSTON — Houston Community College Trustee Dave Wilson has filed a lawsuit against the college, claiming the board and the college violated his First Amendment...
Taxpayer-funded furniture for HCC sitting unused in Houston warehouse
HOUSTON — Taxpayers footed the bill for “at least” hundreds of thousands of dollars in furniture that was earmarked for a Houston Community College campus,...
HCC Trustee Wilson may face dressing-down from colleagues Thursday
HOUSTON — Almost six months to the day when Houston Community College trustees voted to censure one of their own for taking bribes, those trustees...
HCC Trustees debate campaign finance policy in wake of bribery scandal
HOUSTON — In the wake of a bribery scandal, Houston Community College trustees discussed last week the possibility of tightening their campaign finance rules,...
Judge asks: Is HCC a cesspool? Gives trustee who accepted bribes...
HOUSTON — A long time Houston Community College trustee was sentenced in federal court to nearly six years behind bars Monday, after detailing that...
HCC trustee claim: Fellow trustee does not live in her district
HOUSTON — A Houston Community College trustee on Thursday filed a complaint against a fellow trustee, claiming she lives outside of her district and that...
HCC trustee bribery fallout puts college system’s accreditation in question
HOUSTON — The governing body that oversees the Houston Community College System is seeking “to determine if there is evidence of significant accreditation related issues,”...
Suspension lifted for HCC’s veterans program for enrolling new students
HOUSTON — Houston Community College announced late Friday that it has resumed enrolling new students into its veterans program.
The Texas Veterans Commission suspended...
Houston Community College veterans program suspended for incoming students
HOUSTON — The state Veterans Commission last week suspended Houston Community College’s eligibility to certify new veteran students enrolling in the college system for the...
Five months in, HCC leaders won’t put financial cap on Chris...
HOUSTON — Houston Community College has hired a second attorney to assist in a college system-wide probe in the wake of the Trustee Chris Oliver...
Week in Review: Corruption tips, cold tap, clogged trial, and controversial...
This week on The Texas Monitor: police experts announce the launch of Government Crime Stoppers, which offers rewards of up to $10,000 for information...
Is he singing like a bird? HCC trustee’s sentencing in bribery...
HOUSTON — Houston Community College Trustee Chris Oliver’s sentencing for his guilty plea in a bribery scheme has been postponed, the second time that...
Expenses, ethical questions multiply in rebooted HCC investigation
HOUSTON — Less than three months after Houston Community College brought on special counsel to probe the way the college system hires vendors in the...
HCC trustee files second lawsuit against fellow board members
HOUSTON — Houston Community College Trustee Dave Wilson on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against his fellow trustees alleging that the board chairwoman and the...
Claim: HCC trustee manipulated ‘severely impaired’ addict, acquired her home
HOUSTON — A Houston Community College trustee took advantage of a drug-addicted woman whose “physical and mental facilities were severely impaired” and convinced the...
Trustee unveils HCC’s $100,000 salaries; files open meetings suit
HOUSTON — At a time when one of the largest community colleges has been beset by a bribery scandal, the loss of its nursing...
HCC Trustee hires investigators to probe college
HOUSTON — Houston Community College Trustee Dave Wilson said Thursday that he is hiring his own investigators to probe possible corruption at the college system,...
Few raised questions about the many clues pointing to HCC Trustee’s...
HOUSTON — For years, the rumors persistently followed Houston Community College Trustee Chris Oliver.
That he was dirty. On the take. That he traded for...
FBI bribery witness: I’m victim; expected nothing for $77,000
HOUSTON — A bribery scandal that ensnared a Houston Community College trustee has led to the dismissal late Friday of city Public Works Director...
HCC trustee bribe promise: $2,500 a month makes vendor a millionaire
HOUSTON — Houston Community College Trustee Chris Oliver, whose guilty plea to a bribery scheme recently became public, said that for a few thousand dollars...
HCC hires attorneys to probe vendor hires, finances after bribery scandal
Houston Community College Chancellor Cesar Maldonado has moved on the hiring of special counsel to probe the way the college system hires vendors and...
HCC trustees vote to censure Chris Oliver after bribery scandal
HOUSTON — The Houston Community College's board of trustees voted Thursday evening to censure board member Chris Oliver in the wake of Oliver’s guilty...
HCC trustee’s bribery scheme linked to Houston City Hall
HOUSTON — In the wake of Houston Community College trustees announcing they will vote Thursday on censuring trustee Christopher Oliver after his guilty plea...
HCC Trustee pleads guilty in $90,000 bribery scheme
HOUSTON -- A Houston Community College trustee pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge, just-unsealed federal documents show.
HCC trustee Chris Oliver was arrested in...