Ex-TSU president Slade indicted

Looks like ex-TSU Priscilla Slade's spendy ways will continue haunting her for a while: Not only did the TSU regents fire her last month, but today, we found out that a Harris County grand jury has indicted Slade on two counts of criminally misusing university money for her own benefit.

Slade is accused of spending nearly $1 million in university funds on unauthorized expenses, including more than $280,000 in furniture, landscaping and security equipment for her former home and nearly $650,000 in personal items like Christmas gifts, maid service, silverware and church contributions. An inquiry ordered by the regents and conducted by the law firm Bracewell & Giuliani found that Slade and ex-CFO Quintin Wiggins failed to follow university policies and state laws in the expenditures, findings a recent audit backed up. Slade has denied wrongdoing and said her spending benefited the university.

The charges against Slade could bring a punishment ranging from five years' probation to life in prison and fines up to $20,000. Also indicted were Wiggins, former Senior Vice President of Administration Bruce Wilson and Senior Safety System Engineer Frederick Holts.