Transparency State University

Transparency State has recently learned that the survey company- Precision Task Group –that has been given the greenlight to do the salary compensation survey for TSU for $302,255 on February 22, 2019 appears to have a previous potentially personal connection with King Lane.  Precision Task Group is holding a Star Gala fundraiser for the Lone Star College Foundation on May 4, 2019 and the co-chairs are employees of Precision Task Group.  The event is at the Woodlands Waterway at the Marriott Hotel & Convention Center.  However, Transparency State was at the Board of Regents meeting on February 22 and some BOR members did ask the HR Director, Ms. Yolanda Edmund and Mr. Huewitt (VP of Administration and Finance/CFO) if there had been bids from other contractors.  At that time, both of them admitted to the BOR that there had been a total of 4 bids but stressed that even though Precision Task Group may be more costly, they had necessary experience and expertise

If so, then you may be in for a treat the next time you watch the home games.   According to a well-publicized rumor on the campus, King Lane recently was given $100,000 from the TSU Foundation to purchase 4 courtside seats for the Houston Rockets.   Transparency State is in the process of attempting to verify this rumor, but unfortunately with King Lane’s history of personal greed with his mansion, performance bonus, hiring his BFF’s, showing favoritism, etc, this rumor has been taken as something akin to gospel.   Again, we are trying to verify this rumor.   While Transparency State loves the Houston Rockets as much as the next die-hard rabid Houstonite, is $100,000 really something the President should have spent our money on?   Last question King Lane…..how does spending $100K on courtside seats benefit TSU’s students?      

In October 2018, the Faculty Senate pushed Faculty Senate President Cavil to go to King Lane and ask him for a faculty raise.   Lo and Behold after a ton of badgering, King Lane agreed to give us all a 2% ONE-TIME New Year bonus.      Emphasis on ONE-TIME.   What are we…..toddlers? The issue we have at Transparency State is why does the King need to bring in an outside consultant?   Does he not trust the faculty and staff?   More so, is someone getting a kickback on this study, i.e. there has been rumors for years that Board members who are unpaid for their service to the university find ways to enrich themselves either through lucrative family contacts in connection with university services or a personal stake in some company or a friend rubs their back, etc.   In fact, just about a year ago, one BOR member was forced to resign because of a financial conflict of interest.   There is precedent for our skepticism.   We at Transparency State are NOT aware or ha

On Tuesday, January 5, 2019 Provost Harris met with the SOPA faculty to answer questions and provide answers to critical and pertinent questions that were germane to the future of SOPA leadership.   Provost Harris did his best to downplay and deflect questions that most of the SOPA faculty as well as the former SOPA committee asked him.   Questions were raised as to why was the previous committee disbanded and moreover what exactly did the previous committee do wrong for the search process to be so broken according to the Provost?   Several faculty also asked Provost to condemn and disavow the nasty and unprovoked email sent by Dr. Bullard (former dean of SOPA) who called most of his own colleagues and SOPA faculty as “deadwood” and that these faculty were “addicted to overloads” (extra classes payment).   The Provost refused to do this and kept insisting that the faculty needed to move on and forget the past.   Easier said than done however.   Dr. Bullard was present at the meeting

At the recent BOR meeting in late January, the BOR was supposed to vote on whether or not they will sign the agreement with the Foundation in order for King Lane to finally be able to move into his new digs in the Palace of Versailles, aka his Mega Ego Mansion (MEM).   However, it doesn’t seem like that occurred.   No vote took place at the meeting and it appears that there was quite a verbal scuffle that took place in the executive session between several of King Lane’s loyalists and the Rebel Alliance, aka Those Who Disagree With The King (TWDWTK).     It appears that for now the Rebel Alliance scored a major victory against the King because since several BOR trustees are either retiring from the board or being replaced by the Governor, very few want to take on the responsibility for signing off on the Palace and have it explode later.     We don’t blame them at all.   Taking on this responsibility and it blows up in your face later down the road…..maybe not such a prudent deci