Jermaine Thomas will serve as judge for Harris County’s newly-created fifth civil court at law starting in December.

Hidalgo's office released records with redactions others did not; the AG ordered more pages released. Residents want clarity.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a motion in August to vacate the ODonnell Consent Decree, a first-of-its-kind bail ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced she will not seek reelection in 2026, her office confirmed to KHOU 11 Monday night. Hidalgo, who took office in 2019 after a surprise ...

Lina Hidalgo, the judge of Harris County in the state of Texas, unexpectedly departed from a budget meeting last month and made headlines after she accused her colleagues of not supporting childhood ...

On our political program, This Week in Texas, ABC13 leads with the news reported first on ABC13 that Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is not running for a third term. We'll have more of ABC13's ...

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is going after Harris County again in his latest lawsuit. He accuses the county of using taxpayer money to defend undocumented immigrants being ...

On September 18, 2025, the District Courts of Harris County announced a major development: the addition of five new district courts within Harris County. This long-awaited expansion comes amid a ...

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 ...

Elected officials from Houston and across Texas were swift to react Tuesday after a federal court blocked a new congressional ...