Harris County's first Latina county judge takes the helm
Democrat Lina Hidalgo — a 27-year-old Colombian immigrant with a rich life story — will preside over her first Harris County Commissioners Court meeting as county judge on Tuesday. The political newcomer rode into office on a Democratic wave that swept the state's most populous county. Full Story
![Newly-elected Harris Co. Judge Lina Hidalgo at the Harris County Administration Building in downtown Houston on Dec. 3, 2018.](https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/bTT9LwZTlxKjAaZ3pVW1lxxUj3c=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/3fb30456e8755cc41d39aff2c218b070/Lina_Hidalgo_AM_TT.jpg)