HOUSTON – Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said Sunday that she was returning from an out-of-town trip ahead of Tropical Storm Beryl and would provide an update on preparations in the evening.
She is scheduled to participate in a press conference with other county officials at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. FOX 26 will livestream it.
“Like many over this July 4th weekend, I headed out of town on a pre-planned trip with the blessing of emergency management professionals when forecasts showed it was safe for me to leave,” she wrote in a statement. “As soon as I became aware that the forecasts changed and the storm had again shifted more in Harris County’s direction, I started my return and will be back in town at 4 p.m. today, barring …