HOUSTON – Tensions are rising within Harris County leadership after a contentious Commissioners Court meeting led to the formal censure of County Judge Lina Hidalgo.

The fallout has sparked debate among commissioners, and the public, about whether the judge should remain in office.

‘Harris County deserves better’: Harris County commissioners voted to censure Judge Hidalgo after interruption in court

Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey, the court’s lone Republican, initiated the push to censure Judge Hidalgo for what he described as “a failure to conduct herself in a proper, respectable decorum.” Following the vote, Ramsey is now exploring the possibility of removing Hidalgo from office altogether.

In a statement to KPRC 2, Ramsey cited a “pattern of outbursts,” disruption of meetings,

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