Editorial: Did Texas Rangers miss a key fact in probe of Lina Hidalgo’s office?
In interviews with media outlets including this editorial board, Hidalgo’s lawyers have unveiled some key facts that weren’t acknowledged in the recently released Texas Rangers affidavit detailing evidence for search warrants. The newly emerged facts cast doubt on the bid-rigging allegations against the county judge, but, for reasons we’ll explain, they don’t clear her.
In his affidavit, Parker sought the search warrant for evidence he believes will show three Hidalgo staffers committed misuse of official information, a third-degree felony, by “providing an advantage to a competitor” in a formal bid process. He also argued the trio gave false statements on a government document attesting to following county ethical policies in awarding of the contract. To date, no criminal charges have been filed and the matter remains under grand jury investigation.
So, Hidalgo’s lawyers argue, in most instances where it looks like Hidalgo’s staff is improperly consulting Pereyra about the scope and nature of the outreach project, they’re really talking about the smaller job that didn’t have to be competitively bid. “The search warrant allegations aren’t an accurate reflection of the documents they cite, let alone the facts as they occurred,” Hidalgo lawyer Eric Gerard told us. “It gives us grave concern that prosecutors are pursuing this case based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the evidence.”First: Early on in January 2021, during discussions about the small data job, Pereyra was indeed sent a document indicating the scope of her data duties would include vaccine outreach.
Hidalgo’s lawyers did satisfy our curiosity on another question about why UT Health, which declined comment, hadn’t gotten the contract after initially scoring highest. Its size and reputation apparently led to the early lead but after deeper review, it lost support when the county committee reviewing bids learned that failure to deliver on another COVID-related program, Harris Saves, had led to its cancellation, Hidalgo’s lawyers say.
The evidence from Hidalgo’s attorneys casts serious doubt on allegations of bid-rigging, although significant questions remain. We understand there’s still much we don’t know.
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