(The Center Square) – Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg on Thursday asked Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office to take jurisdiction over and prosecute corruption cases related to the office of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. Both Ogg and Hidalgo are Democrats.

At a news conference, Ogg said she asked Paxton’s office to take jurisdiction of six public corruption cases pending against three former members of Hidalgo’s office. They were charged with illegally steering an $11 million contract for COVID outreach to Elevate Strategies, a company with no healthcare experience and only one employee, The Center Square reported.