Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo abruptly departed a Sept. 9 budget meeting to attend a concert, according to text messages secured by the Houston Chronicle.

Lina Hidalgo's decision to leave a tense budget meeting early to seemingly attend the concert is now coming under the scanner ...

Dickerman is referring to the new tasks employees will perform because some departments can't fill positions. And while ...

A failure on behalf of the Flood Control District to reform its contracting process is putting Harris County residents at ...

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo speaks about the county’s budget for fiscal year 2026 before a commissioners court meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2025. A rift between Harris County’s top elected ...

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo speaks at the Texas Democratic Convention in El Paso on June 7, 2024. Credit: Justin Hamel for The Texas Tribune Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, a progressive ...

Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia, a Democrat, often butted heads with Hidalgo, but cited her leadership during the pandemic in a brief statement. "I want to thank Judge Hidalgo for ...

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo speaks at the Texas Democratic Convention in El Paso on June 7, 2024. (Justin Hamel For The Texas Tribune, Justin Hamel For The Texas Tribune) Judge Lina Hidalgo is ...

The flood control district however argues the Monday audit covers a transition period during which the flood control district ...

HOUSTON — Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo will not seek reelection in 2026, her office confirmed to KHOU 11 Monday night. That means Harris County will have a new leader for the first time since ...

Harris County has implemented a burn ban for its unincorporated areas of the county as southeast Texas continues to deal with hot, dry conditions.