Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, in her first appearance since announcing she won’t run for reelection, cited a long list of accomplishments during nearly seven years as the county’s chief executive.
Hidalgo, the first woman and first Latina elected to the office, said Monday that she won’t run for a third term in 2026.
During a campaign stop in Dallas on Thursday, State Rep. James Talarico—who is running for US Senate in Texas—criticized the attacks on free speech happening throughout the country following the death of far right political activist Charlie Kirk.
This week, Jimmy Kimmel was suspended after he commented about Kirk and MAGA supporters during an episode of his late-night show. And in Texas, educators and students are being investigated, fired, and expelled over social media posts about Kirk that Republican lawmakers don’t like.
The Texas Legislature approved new congressional district maps, causing several North Texas Democrats—including US Rep. Jasmine Crockett—to reconsider where they will run in the next election.
Top Republicans in the Texas Legislature, already cracking down on speech they don’t care for from professors and students, formed two committees to study “bias, discourse, and freedom of speech” on public college campuses.
The committees, which are stacked with Republicans, were formed following the killing of far right political activist Charlie Kirk, and come as Texas professors have come under online scrutiny.
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