A dispute over planning and security for the 2026 World Cup prompted Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo to walk out of Thursday's commissioners court meeting. Commissioners continued without Hidalgo, who briefly returned roughly an hour later before departing again for a scheduled appointment.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo wants to use more than $20,000 in taxpayer dollars for an economic trip to Paris, but some commissioners think it should be funded another way.