Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Commissioner Tom Ramsey both spoke out Wednesday following some tense moments at commissioner’s court on Tuesday.
The order of business was interrupted when Judge Hidalgo dropped the “F-bomb” while addressing a question about a county program.
Ramsey, who is Commissioner for Precinct 3, said Hidalgo’s outburst aimed mostly at Commissioner Adrian Garcia came when Garcia asked about Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg’s potential involvement with the Violence Interruption Program. It’s a county initiative that takes an outreach style approach to ending violence.
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