Toribio 'Terry' Palacios

Democratic Incumbent

On ballot as: Toribio 'Terry' Palacios
Current role: Hidalgo County Criminal District Attorney
Background: Law degree, Texas Southern University (1991) (per State Bar)
Licensed in Texas since 1992 (per State Bar)
Former law partner, Law Offices of Garcia, Quintanilla & Palacios
Former defense attorney
Experience: Elected November 2022 with 61.3% of the vote; sworn in Jan. 2, 2023
Edinburg Municipal Judge, 27 years (first elected June 1994; resigned 2021 to run for district attorney) (per campaign-provided story, Advance News Journal)
Top priorities: Not found
Tidbits: Property taxes and budget: At his January 2023 swearing-in: "we're going to make sure that the taxpayers get their money's worth and make sure we're efficient and effective and without jeopardizing justice"
Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
Public safety: At his January 2023 swearing-in: "We're trying to deal with jail overcrowding. We're trying to deal with the backlog that we have in our courts."
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: Not found

Toribio ‘Terry’ Palacios