In a fiery message, Patrick said he reached out to Hidalgo several times ahead of Hurricane Beryl making landfall, where in the final message he alleges she said simply, “We’re good.”
Jump into summer fun with this week’s amazing Insider Deals– Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick is calling out Harris County’s top leadership, accusing the judge of denying assistance before Hurricane Beryl swept through southeast Texas.
In a fiery message, Patrick said he reached out to Judge Lina Hidalgo several times ahead of Hurricane Beryl making landfall, where in the final message he alleges she said simply, “We’re good.” “We have not had one request from the County Judge of Harris County,” he said. “So I guess all of her citizens are fine in the unincorporated Harris County - but if she did, we’re here to fulfill it.”
KPRC 2 has reached out to Judge Hidalgo’s office for comment but has not heard back as of this writing.Ahmed Humble Historian, educator, writer, expert on "The Simpsons," amateur photographer, essayist, film & tv reviewer and race/religious identity scholar. Joined KPRC 2 in Spring 2024 but has been featured in various online newspapers and in the Journal of South Texas' Fall 2019 issue.
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