Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced Wednesday afternoon she will take a 'brief...
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo speaks during the county swearing in ceremony at NRG Center on Monday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Houston.announced Wednesday afternoon she will take a"brief personal leave" beginning next week.
Harris County Commissioners Court is set to convene Tuesday for its first meeting with newly elected Precinct 4 Commissioner Lesley Briones, whose win has given Democrats a super-majority with four seats on the five-member body. Hidalgo will not attend the meeting, but the court is expected to convene without her.
"My fellow commissioners tried to cut me out of the program," Hidalgo told the audience."They can't take two women in power. Today when Commissioner Briones is sworn in, we will have for the first time two women." In response, Garcia said in a statement Monday:"I'm excited to move this county forward with my fellow members of court. As for remarks, it was conveyed to me that members of court would speak at the reception afterwards, and I planned accordingly."
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