Texas Rangers open new tampering investigation into Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgoโs office
Texas Rangers have opened a new public corruption investigation after Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgoโs office โconcealedโ records subpoenaed in a Grand Juryโs review of how a multi-million dollar county contract was awarded, according to search warrants unsealed Thursday.
Hidalgoโs chief of staff indicted in $11M COVID-19 contract controversy โto pursue new opportunity,โ judge says
Judge Lina Hidalgo announced Friday the decision by her chief of staff, Alex Triantaphyllis, to depart from his current role in early 2023 โto pursue a new opportunity.โ Hidalgoโs office said Triantaphyllis, who was one of three staffers indicted in March in an $11 million COVID-19 outreach contract investigation, will continue his public service in a new role in the Harris County Office of County Administration.
3 Hidalgo staffers indicted in $11M COVID-19 outreach contract investigation appear in court
Three senior staffers for Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo made their first court appearance on Tuesday. The trio was indicted in an investigation surrounding an $11,000,000 COVID-19 outreach contract that was previously awarded to Elevate Strategies.