Former Liberty Co. housing official arrested again after being indicted on new charge, records show

LIBERTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A former Liberty County housing official was arrested again Wednesday after being indicted on a new charge related to misuse of public money.

Klint Bush was released from the Liberty County Jail on a personal recognizance bond after being booked on a misappropriation charge stemming from his time as chairman of the Liberty County Housing Authority.

Records show a grand jury indicted him on the latest charge on April 15.

He was already facing charges of theft and abuse of official capacity filed in 2023.

At the time, prosecutors said he directed $33,000 of CARES Act funds to fictitious businesses.

The latest indictment details 14 transactions totaling more than $163,000.

Several involve five-figure checks to an entity called Liberty County Housing Dev Corporation, whose bank account, the indictment alleges, Bush withdrew money from.

Prosecutors also flagged an almost $12,000 check from the Housing Authority to Liberty Technologies and a more than $16,000 check to an entity called County Healthcare.