Ogg responded on Thursday to Hidalgo’s comments in a statement: 'We will try this case,...
Harris County judge Lina Hidalgo greets her supporters at a primaries election night party at Axelrad Beer Garden, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Houston.Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg exchanged heatedthis week after Hidalgo publicly described Ogg's ongoing investigation of Hidalgo's staffers as a"political vendetta, a political exercise, under the guise of a criminal investigation.
Ogg responded on Thursday to Hidalgo’s comments in a statement:"We will try this case, like every other criminal case, in a court of law before a jury of peers, and we will look to them for a fair outcome. When all the evidence is seen by a trial court, justice will prevail; our work continues." Notably, Hidalgo and Ogg are both members of the Democratic Party. Ogg repeats the same talking points as her opponents in the Republican party, Hidalgo said.
Ogg responded with a similar accusation:"We do not fight out our differences in the streets or on social media and I will not try this case in the court of public opinion. We will try this case, like every other criminal case, in a court of law before a jury of peers."in connection to a since-canceled $11 million contract for COVID-19 vaccine outreach, passed by Commissioners Court in June 2021.
Elevate Strategies won the contract over the University of Texas Health Science Center, even though Elevate had no prior public health experience and proposed a higher cost. UT Health had received more points in an initial scoring competition before the panel selected Elevate Strategies.
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