Harris County commissioners are expected to discuss newly released search warrants into allegations of misuse of official information regarding a multimillion-dollar contract.
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas -- On Tuesday, Harris County commissioners are expected to discuss newly released search warrants into allegations of misuse of official information by senior staffers at County Judge Lina Hidalgo's office regarding how a nearly $11 million COVID-19 outreach contract was awarded.
Cagle said the senior staffers being investigated should not be involved in the procurement process until after the case is over. Today, Hidalgo's attorney said,"The unproven allegations in the search warrant released Friday take private text messages and emails out of context, misstate crucial facts, and paint a misleading picture of what really happened. For one, the warrant confuses different projects. Some of the communications you refer to don't relate to the vaccine outreach RFP at all.
"In a text between Dunn, Nader, and Triantaphyllis on May 7, 2021, Dunn asked Triantaphyllis if he could 'make the outreach RFP meeting that's happening now? Triantaphyllis replied, 'No. Take it away. And don't let UT get it,'" according to a search warrant. The Texas Rangers, investigators with the Texas Department of Public Safety, said the information Pereyra reviewed was"substantially the same" as what was included in the final RFP. If that is the case, Dewight Dopslauf, the county's head of purchasing, told the Rangers it would be"inappropriate and if true, the firm should"would be disqualified.
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