Overview
- Lindsay’s death was reported Wednesday at age 90, and no cause has been released.
- He was the first Republican to serve as Harris County judge and led the county for a record 20 years beginning in 1975.
- He is credited with creating the Harris County Toll Road Authority after voters rejected regional rail, enabling the Sam Houston Tollway, the Hardy Toll Road and later Beltway 8 expansion.
- His priorities included flood control through bayou-side park acquisitions, construction of Ben Taub and LBJ hospitals, and modernization of mental-health care and county finances.
- He declined to seek reelection in 1993 following bribery accusations and an inquiry, later serving about a decade in the Texas Senate; survivors include three sons and two grandchildren.