Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Alleges Being Shoved by RodeoHouston Security Over $425 Seat Dispute Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo claimed she was physically shoved and threatened with arrest by RodeoHouston security personnel during a dispute over access to a restricted area at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The incident, which she detailed in a now-deleted Facebook post, sparked controversy after she accused the rodeo’s security team of acting on political and gender-based biases. According to Hidalgo, she and her group attempted to access the dirt area of the event without valid chute seat tickets. RodeoHouston officials stated that access to the dirt area is restricted to holders of the $425 chute seats, which were sold out for the Megan Moroney concert. They said security directed Hidalgo and her guests back to their assigned seating areas. Hidalgo, however, alleged that security personnel physically pushed her and threatened her with arrest, despite her position as the county’s Ex-Officio Director. In a two-page letter addressed to RodeoHouston’s leadership, Hidalgo reiterated her claims, stating she was denied access to the dirt area because she did not have a wristband. She emphasized that she had never been required to present such a pass in the past, citing the county’s longstanding relationship with the rodeo. She also described an incident where a young girl in her group was allegedly heckled by a man in the crowd, and rodeo officials reportedly told the child’s mother to leave the event. Hidalgo accused the security team of treating her unfairly due to her ethnicity, gender, and political status.#houston_livestock_show_and_rodeo #harris_county_judge #lina_hidalgo #rodeo_houston #houston_police_officers_union
