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

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 ...

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 ...

After two terms serving at the helm of the county, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, who is up for reelection in 2026, will not seek a third term. Hidalgo finally broke her silence on Monday night, ...

The attorney general's lawsuit names as defendants Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and each of the county's four elected commissioners — including Tom Ramsey, the lone Republican and a dissenting ...

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 ...

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 ...

The suit alleges Harris county illegally spent more than $1.3 million to fund private organizations that provide legal aid to ...