Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo sued over face mask requirement
The suit claims Hidalgo has exceeded her authority by implementing orders more restrictive than those of Gov. Greg Abbott, which take precedence. Full Story
![Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo speaks to media during a tour of the medical shelter at NRG Park in Houston on April 11, 2020. The facility was built in less than a week for possible overflow of COVID-19 in the greater Houston area.](https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/OKHCsm7mUnlpyCvUiJdaKnFz4ds=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/0a2207bc316a983998e5e9a26bb2d600/NRG%20Hospital%20HTX%20AM%20TT%20146.jpg)
Naomi Andu was a reporting fellow at The Texas Tribune in 2020. A graduate of Northwestern Universty, Naomi was the print managing editor at the student-run campus magazine North by Northwestern. She has also worked as an editorial intern at The TRiiBE, a digital media platform in Chicago, and was a mentor for the Medill Media Teens Program.
The suit claims Hidalgo has exceeded her authority by implementing orders more restrictive than those of Gov. Greg Abbott, which take precedence. Full Story
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