Tag: Hidalgo County Courthouse

Hidalgo County is again asking the Texas Attorney General for an opinion over whether it can withhold releasing documents related to the unfinished courthouse, the contractors tasked with building it, as well as additional contractors hired to uncover construction defects.

Hidalgo County has claimed the company hired to build the new courthouse, which has seen numerous setbacks toward its completion, has “essentially stopped working” on the project.

New information reveals that disputes remain ongoing between Hidalgo County and the contractors it hired to build the county courthouse, leaving officials anticipating litigation.

As uncertainty lingers over when the new Hidalgo County courthouse will open, the county is remaining largely mum over the specific details of what plagues its construction, which is more than two years behind schedule.

Hidalgo County has released the executive summary compiled by an engineering firm that it tasked with assessing the new courthouse’s construction after problems with the roof and exterior envelope surfaced this year.

The Edinburg Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that happened in front of the Hidalgo County Courthouse on Monday morning.

The replacement of a cooling tower that allowed the Hidalgo County Courthouse to reopen on Monday will come at a continuing cost to the county after officials here approved a plan to lease the tower on a month-to-month basis.

The Hidalgo County Courthouse is scheduled to resume normal operations Monday.

The Hidalgo County Courthouse closure will enter its third day Friday as crews continue to work on fixing a faulty cooling tower that is preventing the building’s air-conditioning system from working.

The Hidalgo County Courthouse will remain closed Thursday as officials wait for the arrival of a new cooling unit.