Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo censured by commissioners over decorum after her failed tax hike proposal

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Harris County commissioners on Thursday voted to censure County Judge Lina Hidalgo following tense discussions about her proposed tax rate increase to fund child care programs.

A vote to censure is a formal expression of disapproval but has no impact on Hidalgo’s ability to serve in her elected position or on the commissioners court.

Harris County Commissioners Lesley Briones and Adrian Garcia, both fellow Democrats, voted in favor of the censure against Hidalgo following a move to amend the court’s rules on decorum. So did Commissioner Tom Ramsey, a Republican. Commissioner Rodney Ellis, a Democrat, cast the lone dissenting vote.

It happened hours after commissioners said Hidalgo’s efforts to place a potential tax increase on the November