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Lina Hidalgo

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County · County Judge · term ends 2026-12-31 · Harris County

Democrat. Sworn in Jan 1, 2019 after defeating Republican incumbent Ed Emmett on Nov 6, 2018 (Community Impact, Nov 21, 2018). Reelected Nov 8, 2022 over Republican Alexandra del Moral Mealer (Community Impact candidate Q&A, Oct 6, 2022). Announced Sept 16, 2025 that she would not seek a third term, citing a promise to serve no more than two terms (Houston Public Media; Texas Tribune). Letitia Plummer (D) defeated Orlando Sanchez (R) on Nov 3, 2026, about 60.9% to 39.0% (unofficial, pending canvass; Ballotpedia and Houston Public Media / Community Impact citing Harris County returns, plus the Nov 4, 2026 Harris Votes cumulative report) and is county judge-elect; she is not added as a sitting official. Terms start in January 2027 (Community Impact). Current term ends Dec 31, 2026.

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Expand access to mental health care outside the Harris County Jail.

In progress
Mental health · stated 2018-11-21 · promise source · #185
“I knew the issues facing us, from mental health care access outside the jail to our vulnerability to flooding—at that time we’d had two 500-year floods in two years already—were life or death issues.”
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2018-11-21 · source
Filed
Committee
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Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Stalled no milestone activity in 6 months
Why In progress: In a Nov 21, 2018 Community Impact interview after her election, Hidalgo identified mental health care access outside the jail as one of the life-or-death issues that led her to run. Her office's official accomplishments page later described expanded behavioral health investment (including a $20 million allocation), the Jail Based Competency Restoration Program, and the Holistic Assistance Response Team (HART), an unarmed response option for certain nonviolent calls, with more than 20,000 calls as of June 2025. Those are official-office figures, not a third-party audit. The record shows new and expanded alternatives to jail-based care, not a claim that community mental-health need has been met, so the pledge is In progress rather than Kept. (harris-research, 2026-11-10 20:45:36 UTC)
History (append-only)
  • 2026-11-10 20:45:36 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 20:45:36) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
  • 2026-11-10 20:45:36 UTC · In progress (current) — In a Nov 21, 2018 Community Impact interview after her election, Hidalgo identified mental health care access outside the jail as one of the life-or-death issues that led her to run. Her office's official accomplishments page later described expanded behavioral health investment (including a $20 million allocation), the Jail Based Competency Restoration Program, and the Holistic Assistance Response Team (HART), an unarmed response option for certain nonviolent calls, with more than 20,000 calls as of June 2025. Those are official-office figures, not a third-party audit. The record shows new and expanded alternatives to jail-based care, not a claim that community mental-health need has been met, so the pledge is In progress rather than Kept.
  • 2018-11-21 · step Stated (current) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.

See the 2018 Harris County flood-bond projects through as fast as possible and continue strengthening the county's flood resilience, using a "worst first" approach so heavily impacted, less wealthy communities are not left behind.

In progress
Flood control · stated 2022-10-06 · promise source · #184
“If re-elected, I’ll continue to see the bond projects through as fast as possible, while asking honestly, “What will it take for Harris County to be truly flood resilient?” And, I’ll get it done.”
Stated
2022-10-06 · source
Filed
Committee
One chamber
Signed
In effect
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Stalled no milestone activity in 6 months
Why In progress: In a Oct 6, 2022 Community Impact candidate Q&A, Hidalgo pledged, if reelected, to see the 2018 flood-bond projects through as fast as possible and to keep asking what it would take for the county to be truly flood resilient. She also wrote that the county had shifted to a "worst first" model after flood projects had too often left impacted but less wealthy communities behind. An official Flood Control District bond program page and her office's accomplishments page document ongoing construction, a public project dashboard, and the "worst first" / social-vulnerability prioritization. Houston Public Media reported in September 2025 a $410 million shortfall and, on April 17, 2026, that Hidalgo publicly questioned the flood control director over delayed projects, that some projects had been found infeasible, and that 26 additional bond projects were indefinitely paused, with federal grant deadlines still ahead. Work continues, but the 2018 bond is not complete and has well-documented delays and funding gaps, so the pledge is In progress rather than Kept. (harris-research, 2026-11-10 20:45:36 UTC)
History (append-only)
  • 2026-11-10 20:45:35 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 20:45:36) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
  • 2026-11-10 20:45:36 UTC · In progress (current) — In a Oct 6, 2022 Community Impact candidate Q&A, Hidalgo pledged, if reelected, to see the 2018 flood-bond projects through as fast as possible and to keep asking what it would take for the county to be truly flood resilient. She also wrote that the county had shifted to a "worst first" model after flood projects had too often left impacted but less wealthy communities behind. An official Flood Control District bond program page and her office's accomplishments page document ongoing construction, a public project dashboard, and the "worst first" / social-vulnerability prioritization. Houston Public Media reported in September 2025 a $410 million shortfall and, on April 17, 2026, that Hidalgo publicly questioned the flood control director over delayed projects, that some projects had been found infeasible, and that 26 additional bond projects were indefinitely paused, with federal grant deadlines still ahead. Work continues, but the 2018 bond is not complete and has well-documented delays and funding gaps, so the pledge is In progress rather than Kept.
  • 2022-10-06 · step Stated (current) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.