HOUSTON – A bitter war of words is unfolding between two Harris County leaders following the passing of the $2.7 billion county budget for 2026.

After the vote and approval of the budget on Wednesday, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo took to Instagram, accusing Harris County Pct. 4 Commissioner Lesley Briones of balancing a budget “on the backs of working people” and saying she hopes Briones will be primaried in the next election.

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“When I first announced that I was not going to run for a third term, I got the question about what my biggest regrets are. I’ve named a few, but I now know which is the top one. It is to have appointed someone a civil court judge in 2019 because they persuaded me that their number on

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