HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Three of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo's former staff members made their latest court appearances on Monday.
Former Chief of Staff Alex Triantaphyllis, former Policy Aide Aaron Dunn and former Policy Director Wallis Nader are all charged with misuse of official information and tampering with records.
They were indicted last April and are accused of steering an $11 million county contract to a specific firm.
Monday's appearance was a pre-trial conference and was also their first court appearance in more than a year.
Last week, the charges were re-filed due to a clerical change.
"They were not new charges. They were clerical fixes to old charges. The original charges left out some language that I felt should be added. The words 'intentionally' and 'knowingly,'" Harris County Assistant District Attorney Robert Buss said.
In court, the defense team said they were concerned that there was too much evidence and discovery to go through -- specifically, they said there were 3 terabytes worth.
Prosecutors said that while it might slow down the process, they also must share everything that's out there.
The next court hearing is expected to happen sometime in February.