Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo told ABC13 viewers about a tax increase for a county child care program, which wasn't just new to our viewers but to commissioners who will be voting on it soon.

Harris County commissioners say they'd never heard of Judge Lina Hidalgo's plan for a penny tax until they saw it on ABC13.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is proposing a 1-cent property tax increase to fund early childhood education. The plan ...

— Office of Judge Lina Hidalgo (@HarrisCoJudge) June 17, 2025. ... She left the Big Apple for Houston and can now often be found in a car driving her two kids around town.

Here’s what Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is now saying about 2026. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo says she expects to announce soon whether she will seek a third term in the 2026 election.

Politics Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo to announce reelection intentions in ‘coming weeks’ Hidalgo, a 34-year-old Democrat, was first elected in 2018 and then reelected in 2022.