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ON THE AGENDAHarris County Commissioners Court · 2026-03-19

The Court is asked to hold a public hearing on Harris Health's plan to acquire by condemnation about 8.9 acres of Hermann Park next to Ben Taub Hospital in order to redevelop and expand the hospital.

What it means for you

If approved, a public hearing would be held as required by Texas Parks & Wildlife Code Chapter 26 before any parkland at Hermann Park could be taken for the Ben Taub Hospital expansion; no motion was made on this item at this meeting.

Outcome

No motion was made on this item.

Health — see all →Hermann Park / Ben Taub Hospital

Official source

Official meeting record — Harris County Legistar ↗

The record does not attribute individual votes for this item — most items pass by named consensus rather than a contested roll call.

District A — Amy PeckADistrict B — Tarsha JacksonBDistrict C — Joe PanzarellaCDistrict D — Carolyn Evans-ShabazzDDistrict E — Fred FlickingerEDistrict F — Tiffany ThomasFDistrict G — Mary Nan HuffmanGDistrict H — Mario CastilloHDistrict I — Joaquin MartinezIDistrict J — Edward PollardJDistrict K — Martha Castex-TatumK

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Quick answersfrom the official record
Who benefits?Harris HealthLegistar record ↗
Who decides?Decided by a vote of the Harris County Commissioners Court. Taken up at the March 19, 2026 meeting — no outcome recorded yet.Legistar record ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or who pays for it — full details in the official Legistar record ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-hc26-1747-182983 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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