Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner have both been implicated in scandals surrounding the dodgy distribution of government contracts.
on Hillary Clinton’s campaign. Pereyra's company was a one-woman operation until recently and only had existed for two years before being awarded the contract.
A mix of industry experts and county officials told the local Fox News affiliate, FOX 26, that Elevate Strategies did not even meet the basic requirements to engage in an endeavor of this scope. Additionally, the experts and officials said that there was no way that Elevate Strategies could have met the strict financial requirements for bidding on county contracts.
Hidalgo canceled the deal amid scrutiny but thousands of dollars were still paid to Elevate Strategies by the county as the arrangement imploded.by former Houston Housing and Community Development Director Tom McCasland regarding a $15 million housing contract the mayor allegedly moved to award to a"co-developer" firm – the Harbor Venture Group – where his former law partner, Barry Barnes, is in charge.
Three weeks after McCasland's allegations against Turner, the mayor canceled the project while claiming the deal had become"too much of a distraction." "What we do know is: very suspicious, highly irregular and could lead to criminal charges," Roe said. "They have really stretched out their power to do everything they can to maximize their agenda," Kubosh said."I think it's a twisted agenda."
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