Overview
- Commissioners voted unanimously to remove part of a wall and add a doorway connecting Precinct Four to space adjacent to the county judge’s office.
- Judge Lina Hidalgo moved the discussion from a planned closed session to open court, urged a committee vote, then exited before the decision.
- Former Houston fire chief Samuel Peña with county engineering and the county fire marshal said a 2025 inspection flagged the single-door layout as a major safety risk and recommended the added egress.
- Hidalgo objected that the plan would displace her communications staff and intensify crowding already worsened by asbestos remediation.
- Officials will finalize design and costs next, with construction expected to take about a month once scheduled.