US EditionHarris County Judge Lina Hidalgo alleges being shoved by RodeoHouston security over $425 seat dispute
- On March 10, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo alleges she was grabbed and shoved while trying to access the dirt at the Megan Moroney concert, while RodeoHouston says she lacked a valid $425 chute seat ticket.
- Rodeo officials say dirt access is limited to chute seat ticket holders priced at $425, and Hidalgo received 21 chute tickets worth nearly $9,000 earlier this year.
- Hidalgo released an 865-word, two-page letter to rodeo leaders and two videos and two audio recordings, saying, 'First, there was one man yelling at me, then there was multiple men, then multiple men shoving me.'
- Hidalgo requested NRG Stadium surveillance footage and said she was promised it tomorrow Thursday to support her claim, while RodeoHouston denies any shoving and says she left after being asked to return to the county suite.
- Hidalgo said public posts, including the Houston Police Officers' Union, have amplified scrutiny of the incident, raising safety concerns for people who are not white-passing.
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Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo was escorted out of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo this week after attempting to enter a restricted area without tickets, triggering a public clash with Rodeo leadership and renewed calls for her resignation.
TX judge blames racism and sexism after being blocked from VIP area at rodeo · American Wire News
A Harris County, Texas judge is suggesting that racism and sexism played a part in her being barred from a VIP area at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo this week. In the Tuesday incident that went down at NRG Stadium, Judge Lina Hidalgo claimed that when she and her five guests attended a concert at the popular event, they were prevented from entering a premium floor area called “the dirt” because they hadn’t paid the $425 per head price for…
Texas judge rips rodeo while alleging racism, sexism and ‘manhandling’
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said she and five guests — another elected official, the official's children and the parents of a US Air Force sergeant who recently died — attended a Megan Moroney concert at the popular rodeo show Tuesday.
Lina Hidalgo Escorted Out of Houston Rodeo VIP Area After Dispute
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo was escorted out of a restricted area at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo after attempting to enter a premium chute-seat section without the required wristband, according to rodeo officials. The incident occurred during the sold-out Megan Moroney concert on March 10 at NRG Stadium, where the rodeo’s VIP chute-seat area is limited to guests who purchase the special $425 ticket required for access. Rodeo offici…
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