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Recent News About Harris County
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TSU, Hidalgo's office unveil marker in memory of late lawmaker Leland
The staff of the office of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo helped unveil a historical marker dedicated to the late Mickey Leland on the campus of Texas Southern University (TSU) on Aug. 18.
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Hidalgo takes medical leave for clinical depression: 'It is important for me personally and professionally to confront this issue swiftly, so I will be taking temporary leave from the office while I am receiving treatment'
On Aug. 7, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced hat she’s taking leave to pursue inpatient care for clinical depression, according to an Aug. 7 Twitter post from her office. The post was shared along with a letter from Hidalgo, a Democrat, herself addressing the situation.
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Judge Hidalgo : 'Humbled to have been the inspiration' for teen's mural
A new mural in the city of Houston has been been dedicated to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo (D), who took to social media to express gratitude and praise the 15-year-old creator the the mural. According to a release by Houston CBS affiliate Channel 11, the young artist Abby Guerrero chose Hidalgo, as she is the youngest woman to serve as a Harris County chief executive. Hidalgo took to social media to express her gratitude and praise toward the mural’s creator, a young artist identified as 15-year-old Abby Guerrero.
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Briones on approved funding for Harris County Sheriff's Office TeleDeputy Unit: 'This is huge for Harris County'
Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Lesley Briones called the commissioners court’s unanimous approval of $1.7 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds for the Harris County Sheriff’s Office’s (HCSO) TeleDeputy Unit on Tuesday “huge for Harris County.”