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Category: Texas Elections 2018

Red, White & Blue

WATCH: A Discussion With Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo

Sophie Moll

Posted on February 21, 2019 · Catch the latest episode of "Red, White and Blue"

Tags criminal justice reform Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo red red white and blue White

Politics

State Rep. Carol Alvarado Wins Special Election for Senate District 6

Andrew Schneider

Posted on December 12, 2018 · Alvarado polled just over 50 percent of the vote in the four-way contest.

Tags Carol Alvarado Senator Sylvia Garcia special election texas senate

Red, White & Blue

WATCH: With The Midterms Over, What’s Next For The Texas Legislature?

Troy Schulze

Posted on November 16, 2018 · Catch the latest episode of "Red, White and Blue."

Tags Gene Wu Paul Bettencourt politics red white and blue

Texas Elections 2018

Houston’s Congressman-Elect Gets Last Laugh, Remembers Veterans On Saturday Night Live

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on November 12, 2018 · After being the butt of a controversial joke, Houston’s Congressman-elect Lieutenant Commander Dan Crenshaw joined Pete Davidson on SNL to settle the score.

Tags crenshaw joke SNL

Texas Elections 2018

Texas Is Sending Two Latinas To Congress For The First Time

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on November 12, 2018 · Congresswomen-elect Sylvia Garcia (Houston/TX-29) and Veronica Escobar (El Paso/TX-16) are the first Latina women from Texas to ever be elected to the House of Representatives.

Tags houston Latinas Latinx politics texas

Red, White & Blue

WATCH: Post-Election Analysis

Troy Schulze

Posted on November 8, 2018 · Catch the latest episode of "Red, White and Blue."

Tags 2018 midterm election houston politics red white and blue

News

METRO Hopes For A Strong Advocate In Congress With Lizzie Fletcher’s Election

Gail Delaughter

Posted on November 7, 2018 · Fletcher's opponent John Culberson long fought plans for a proposed rail line on Richmond Avenue.

Tags bus rapid transit light rail Lizzie Fletcher Metropolitan Transit Authority Richmond Avenue

inDepth

Recapping The Midterms: A New Harris County Judge, Fletcher Defeats Culberson, Houston Ballot Initiatives Pass

HPM News Staff

Posted on November 7, 2018 · Politics and Government Reporter Andrew Schneider recaps some of the night's big local races

Tags 2018 Midterms elections government harris county politics

Fire trucks

Texas Elections 2018

Voters Approve City Of Houston’s Propositions For HPD-HFD Pay Parity And Drainage Fee

HPM Digital Team

Posted on November 6, 2018 · Mayor Sylvester Turner campaigned against Proposition B arguing that pay parity between the Police and Fire Departments would hurt the City’s finances.

Tags fire houston Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association police Proposition B sylvester turner

Texas Elections 2018

Democrat Lizzie Fletcher Defeats Texas GOP Congressman John Culberson

Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune / KATHRYN LUNDSTROM, The Texas Tribune / Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on November 6, 2018 · The Houston-area race is among the most competitive U.S. House races in Texas.

Tags Congressman John Culberson Lizzie Pannill Fletcher poll results

Texas Elections 2018

Cruz Fends Off O’Rourke In Texas Senate Race

Associated Press / Florian Martin

Posted on November 6, 2018 · The Republican incumbent Senator argued that his opponent's support for gun control and universal health care were too liberal for Texas.

Tags Beto O'Rourke ted cruz texas

Mayor Turner

Texas Elections 2018

Turner Releases Statement On Potential Passage Of Prop B

HPM Digital Team

Posted on November 6, 2018 · The Houston Mayor reiterates establishing pay parity between local police officers and firefighters would cause layoffs.

Tags houston Proposition B sylvester turner

Texas Elections 2018

Greg Abbott Re-Elected As Texas Governor

Associated Press / HPM Digital Team

Posted on November 6, 2018 · Lupe Valdez is a former sheriff in Dallas who would have been Texas' first openly gay, Hispanic governor.

Texas Elections 2018

Early Voting In Harris County Surpasses Entire Number Of Votes Cast In 2014 Midterms

HPM Digital Team

Posted on November 6, 2018 · The polling place that had the largest number of voters was the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center with 42,349.

Tags harris county midterm election

Texas Elections 2018

PHOTOS: Houston On Election Day 2018

HPM Digital Team

Posted on November 6, 2018 · Our reporters share their photos from the field of Houstonians across Election Day 2018.

Tags 2018 midterm election houston photo gallery polling locations

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Former Lina Hidalgo staffer under indictment in Harris County seeks to void new search warrants

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on November 29, 2023 · Attorneys for Alex Triantaphyllis, one of three former Hidalgo staffers who have been accused of steering a lucrative government contract to a preferred vendor, claim in a motion filed Monday that new search warrants obtained in the case are overly broad and based on falsified information.

Tags Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo indictment search warrants Texas Rangers

Politics

Lina Hidalgo, other Texas county judges ask U.S. president to block state’s new immigration law

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on November 21, 2023 · Senate Bill 4, recently passed by the Texas Legislature, allows local and state authorities to arrest people suspected of entering Texas illegally from a foreign country and also empowers county and state court judges to order their deportation if they are found to be in violation. Enforcement of immigration laws is the jurisdiction of the federal government.

Tags Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo immigration legislation President Joe Biden Senate Bill 4 Texas Legislature

Harris County

Texas Rangers investigating claims of evidence tampering in Harris County Judge’s office

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on November 10, 2023 · A Texas Rangers investigator claims Hidalgo's office had allegedly concealed "numerous documents and communications," including personal phones, draft documents of the proposed project's scope and deleted WhatsApp messages.

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Medicine & Wellness

‘I’ve been dealing with it for about 8 years’: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo discusses her battle with depression, treatment

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Posted on October 26, 2023 · Lina Hidalgo spent seven weeks at an-inpatient facility to seek treatment for her depression.

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