{"id":212746,"date":"2026-03-20T10:31:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/212746\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T10:31:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T10:31:53","slug":"harris-county-commissioners-to-meet-after-hidalgo-rodeo-dispute-ramsey-says-behavior-to-be-discussed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/212746\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris County commissioners to meet after Hidalgo\u2013Rodeo dispute; Ramsey says behavior to be discussed"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOUSTON \u2013 Harris County Commissioners Court is set to meet Thursday for the first time since County Judge Lina Hidalgo\u2019s highly publicized dispute with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, a controversy that has prompted at least two Republican officials to call for her resignation.<\/p>\n

Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey said he plans to address the issue during the meeting, citing what he described as Hidalgo\u2019s \u201cdamaging behavior\u201d toward the world-renowned event and how the community can move forward.<\/p>\n

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The dispute stems from Hidalgo\u2019s attempt to access the dirt-level area during the Megan Moroney concert at the rodeo. <\/p>\n

Rodeo officials say Hidalgo had a ticket for a suite and that the concert was sold out, so she was not able to remain in the dirt-level premium seats with her guests.<\/p>\n

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After she was asked to leave, Hidalgo said the rodeo security \u201cmanhandled\u201d her, pushed her, and threatened her with arrest. She also suggested her race or gender may have played a role, though no proof supporting her claims has surfaced.<\/p>\n

What commissioners can do \u2014 and can\u2019t do<\/p>\n

While Ramsey and State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) have called for Hidalgo to resign, removing a county judge from office is far more complicated \u2014 and not something Commissioners Court can do on its own.<\/p>\n

Rice University political science professor Mark Jones said any effort to remove Hidalgo would require a petition filed in district court, either by a county or district attorney or resident. <\/p>\n

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A judge would have to find evidence that meets a high legal bar, such as gross incompetence or official misconduct, before the process could advance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe threshold to remove a county judge from office is very high,\u201d Jones said. \u201cWhile many of Judge Hidalgo\u2019s actions have been questionable over the course of the past year, if not earlier, I don\u2019t think any of them rise to the level of gross incompetence or official misconduct of the level that a district court judge would say, \u2018Yes, this meets a minimum burden of proof, we will hold a jury trial.\u2019”<\/p>\n

Hidalgo\u2019s office has not responded to calls for her resignation. She is currently on a trade mission in Europe, with stops in the Netherlands, Germany and Portugal.<\/p>\n

As of Monday, there is nothing on the Commissioners Court agenda specifically referencing any elected leader\u2019s behavior at the rodeo, leaving it unclear how the topic will be raised \u2014 and whether any formal action related to resignation or removal is even possible.<\/p>\n

Other commissioners have not commented on the public dispute.<\/p>\n

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