Internal Audit Division

Mission Statement

"The mission of the Internal Audit Division is to assist the Department’s governing board and its administrators by furnishing independent analyses, appraisals, and recommendations about the adequacy and effectiveness of the Department’s systems of internal control, policies and procedures and the quality of the Department’s efforts in carrying out its assigned responsibilities. The internal audit function exists to support the mission, philosophy and values of the Department.”

Overview

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ (Department) Internal Audit Division provides an independent, objective appraisal of the Department’s various functions, activities and systems of control. The purpose of our audit work is to determine whether management information is reliable, acceptable policies and procedures are followed, established standards are met, resources are safeguarded and used efficiently and economically, missions are accomplished effectively, and the Department’s objectives are achieved. The Internal Audit Division is independent of the Department’s management and the director of internal audit reports to the chair of the governing board’s audit committee.

• Peer Review of TDHCA's Internal Audit Department – October 2017

The following standards, statutes and rules govern the operation of the Internal Audit Division:

• Internal Audit Charter (Revised 2024)
• Texas Government Code Chapter 2102: Texas Internal Auditing Act (www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us)
• Texas Government Code 2306.073: Internal Audit (www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us)
• Internal Audit and Finance Committee Charter (Revised June 2018)
• Internal Audit Board Resolutions (amended January 2014)