Prosecutors at the Texas Office of the Attorney General (OAG) have filed motions to dismiss felony charges pending against two of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s former staffers in relation to an $11 million COVID-19 vaccine outreach contract awarded to a highly connected Democratic strategist in 2021.
According to documents filed in Harris County on Wednesday, OAG prosecutor Britni Cooper Verdeja authorized dismissal of charges of Misuse of Official Information and Tampering with a Government Record pending against Hidalgo’s former aide Aaron Dunn and former policy director Wallis Nader.
