Primary Department: County Engineer
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV-SP
Managing Department: County Engineer
Managing Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV-SP
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Investment Memo
Investment Memo Type: Final Investment Memo
Project Name: Harris County Courts Expansion
Project ID (if applicable): 26035XJ5RR01
Vendor Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Achievement (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Incremental Authorization Requested: $24,000,000
Total Estimated Project Cost: $24,000,000
Request Summary:
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Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Harris County Courts Expansion project for an amount of $24,000,000, and request for approval of commercial paper funding in the amount of $24,000,000.
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Project Description:
On 17 Sept 2025, Texas State Legislature passed HB 16. Texas House Bill 16, enacted by the 89th Legislature, mandates Harris County to establish six additional civil courts with the following implementation deadlines:
* County Civil Court at Law #5 - Required by December 4, 2025 (currently operating in temporary shared space)
* District Civil Courts 513th, 514th, 515th, Required by September 1, 2026
* District Civil Courts 516th, 517th, Required by October 1, 2026
This project will start in FY2026 and be completed in FY2027. It provides courthouse facilities to accommodate these mandated courts and ensure long-term compliance with state law.
Space Planning Committee Approval -
On January 16, 2026, the Harris County Space Planning Committee approved a courthouse space reorganization strategy to create courtroom capacity at the Civil Co...
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