Criminal District Attorney, Hidalgo County

Per Texas Border Business (candidate statement).

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 was found as of September 3, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Toribio "Terry" Palacios.

Per the campaign site.

Lydia Elizondo is an attorney who began her legal career at the Hidalgo County District Attorney's Office and later ran her own private practice, per the campaign site. She spent seven years with the Indigent Defense Program and was elected Director of District 12 on the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors, representing attorneys across 17 South Texas counties, per the campaign site. She is a certified Texas secondary English teacher and a graduate of St. Mary's University School of Law, per the campaign site.