Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo will not seek reelection in 2026, her office confirmed to KHOU 11 Monday night. That means Harris County will have a new leader for the first time since Hidalgo took office in 2019. Hidalgo, a Democrat, was only 27 when she was elected to her first term in 2018 with a shocking defeat of Republican Ed Emmett. She became a target of the GOP in Texas and nationwide, but won reelection in 2022 after a contentious race with Republican Alexandra del Moral Mealer. More: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/harris-county-judge-lina-hidalgo-2026-reelection/285-c4df7945-725f-4c0e-81a4-316a5a3b7615