'I've been tested by fire, and the fire lost,' the county judge said.

Restoration and recovery are at the top of mind for many Harris County residents after Thursday’s deadly storm ripped through parts of southeast Texas.

Elected officials in Harris County created a guaranteed income program aimed at helping residents in our community who are in need however dozens of people who may be looking for the extra help have been informed that they are ineligible to apply.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is expected to return to work Monday after taking an extended medical leave due to depression in August.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo will speak about her top policy priorities following the start of her second term.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Commissioner Adrian Garcia will announce recent findings Tuesday from a report based on the safety and financial consequences of fraudulent paper plates.

Judge Lina Hidalgo was granted more authority under the state’s disaster declaration back at the state of the pandemic in 2020. Precinct 4 Commissioner Jack Cagle’s proposal to strip the judge of her emergency powers failed in a 3-2 vote Tuesday afternoon.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo lowered the county’s COVID-19 Threat Level Indicator from Level 1: Red, the system’s highest threat level, to Level 2: Orange, the system’s second-highest threat level, due to a decrease in COVID-19 cases.

Houston – Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo says she is spending most of the weekend with officials from the Texas Medical Center and the city to build a testing system that will help the county better understand the scope of the new coronavirus. “One thing we hear a lot from health officials is that they need additional testing capacity to be able to accurately assess what's happening,” Hidalgo said. The city of Houston tweeted Saturday, that the Houston Office of Emergency Management and the Houston Health Department, are preparing for an expanded COVID-19 testing system starting next week and FEMA has offered to assist with one of the two mobile sites. Local officials are working to figure out the logistics of the testing system, but Hidalgo says the goal of these testing sites is to be effective, safe and accessible. You can call it Drive-thru perhaps one will be a drive-thru and one will not be,” Hidalgo said.