Republican Party officials claim Longoria’s plan to have county employees transport ballots and equipment on election day violates election code.
Prosecutors allege Hidalgo’s chief of staff violated felony bond conditions, but a lack of court documents has led to a dispute over permitted activities.
The proposed $5.7 billion budget represents a 9 percent increase and will draw on federal funds to cover shortfalls while bolstering reserve funds to $311 million.
District Attorney Kim Ogg said suspects were released on bonds of either $10,000 or zero dollars regardless of charges when a system crashed in March.
Former Houston councilwoman Jolanda Jones won the special election by a mere 202 votes but will once again face Danielle Keys Bess in the Democratic primary runoff election on May 27.
Commissioner Rodney Ellis cited articles published by two news outlets and a progressive advocacy group in blocking recognition of Crime Stoppers Houston while calling for an audit of the non-profit.
While the candidates have differentiated on some policy issues, arguments about electability and an attempt to discredit a candidate’s grandfather have backfired in the increasingly heated contest.
A Harris County grand jury handed down indictments in connection with a 2020 voter fraud investigation that went awry.
Judge Natalia Cornelio had worked with one of the defendants and accepted campaign donations from the owner of Elevate Strategies as well as Hidalgo’s legal counsel and criminal defense attorney.
Even after Judge Lina Hidalgo announced she would cancel a controversial $11 million COVID-19 vaccine outreach contract, the county continued to pay advances to Elevate Strategies.
The cases of three indicted Hidalgo staffers have been assigned to a judge who took campaign donations from the owner of Elevate Strategies, as well as Hidalgo’s legal counsel and criminal defense attorney.
The Harris County indictments stem from controversy around a $11 million vaccine outreach contract awarded to a well-connected Democrat.
