Harris Health Seeks $2.5B Bond Approval

Harris Health is aiming for approval of a $2.5 billion bond to enhance services for uninsured and vulnerable residents of Harris County over the next 50 years. The agency has proposed a $2.9 billion strategic facilities plan, which includes construction of a new hospital on the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital campus, renovations to LBJ Hospital and Ben Taub Hospital, as well as improvements at existing community clinics and opening new ones in underserved parts of the county. If approved by voters, it would result in an average increase in taxes for Harris County homeowners by approximately $6 per month. With both hospitals operating above 90% capacity and one out four county citizens without insurance growing fast, now is seen as an opportune time to ease overcrowding through this initiative from Harris Health