Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo will temporarily step down to receive treatment for clinical depression, aiming to return to her post in September.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, considered a rising star among Texas Democrats, will temporarily leave her post leading the state’s most populous county to receive treatment for clinical depression, she announced Monday.
“From the beginning of my tenure as County Judge, I have stressed the importance of mental health services,” Hidalgo wrote in a letter Monday afternoon to Harris County residents. “Depression and other mental health illnesses are part of the human condition, and mental health illnesses should be treated just like any other health condition.
Hidalgo serves as Harris County’s top political leader, guiding policy for the nation’s third-most-populous county.
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