Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating over 1,000 cities across the state to ensure they are complying with state law that requires financial transparency and prevents unlawful tax increases. The Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 1851, which requires cities to complete and publicly post annual financial audits by a specific deadline and prohibits them from increasing property tax revenue beyond the previous year's level. The largest cities included in the investigation are Houston, Conroe, Sugar Land, Galveston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, Lubbock, Wichita Falls, McAllen, Beaumont, and more.