Neither the Oklahoma State Department of Education nor its former leader has explained who drove an agency vehicle to country clubs, Texas and stores across the Oklahoma City metro area. A former senior adviser at the agency said trips to Texas and country clubs were for official duties. (Photo by Kyle Phillips/For Oklahoma Voice)
OKLAHOMA CITY — Current and former Oklahoma State Department of Education officials refuse to discuss who has been driving a state-owned vehicle that traveled frequently to country clubs, visited Texas, parked at stores at odd hours and consistently returned to former state Superintendent Ryan Walters’ home address.
The vehicle, a Chevrolet Suburban, was issued to Joseph Porter, an assistant in Walters’ administration who still works at the Education Department, state records show. Despite the vehicle being listed under Porter’s name, Oklahoma Voice’s analysis of state vehicle tracking data shows the SUV returned to Walters’ home in Edmond more times than any other location in 2025, leaving from there most mornings, returning at midday and regularly parking there overnight…