Time Magazine honors Hidalgo for leadership

Lina Hidalgo may have just turned 30, but her achievements expand far beyond her years.

The Harris County Judge has been named a “Leader” on Time Magazine’s Time100 Next list. The ranking “highlights 100 emerging leaders who are shaping the future, according to the publication, and selects recipients based on how they cope with crisis.

In an essay, former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke praised Hidalgo for her “persistence, tenacity and intelligence.”

At the age of 27, Hidalgo was “elected to be the chief executive of a county that has more people in it than in the state of Nevada,” O’Rourke writes. “She is doing an incredible job as judge, as evidenced by her efforts to quickly respond to COVID-19.”