Criminal District Attorney, Hidalgo County

Toribio "Terry" Palacios is the sitting Hidalgo County Criminal District Attorney, a criminal defense attorney of about 30 years and a partner at the Law Office of Garcia, Quintanilla, and Palacios who previously served 27 years as Edinburg's elected municipal court judge, per Texas Border Business and the county's official roster. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 3, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Toribio "Terry" Palacios.

2026 priorities

• Continuing what he describes as a legacy of fairness, integrity and respect in the district attorney's office, per Texas Border Business (candidate statement)
• Creating specialized units for major crimes, white-collar crimes and public corruption, per KRGV (candidate statement)

Lydia Elizondo is an attorney who began her legal career at the Hidalgo County District Attorney's Office and later spent seven years in the county's Indigent Defense Program, earning her law degree from St. Mary's University School of Law, per her campaign site.