Cypress Edition | December 2023

BY HANNAH BROL, MELISSA ENAJE & LIZZY SPANGLER

Harris Health’s $2.5B hospital bond approved Harris County voters approved funding Harris Health System’s $2.5 billion bond with 72% sup- port on Nov. 7. Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia called the bond passage a “huge win” in his ocial statement. The background The bond funding will allow the system to replace and renovate Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital; expand the capacity of Ben Taub Hospital; and create new community clinics in precincts 2, 3 and 4. HHS CEO and President Esmaeil Porsa said the hospitals have failing infrastructure, and the county population is rapidly growing. The system is mandated by law to provide health care services to the uninsured and underinsured populations, but also serves the entire county. The bond is expected to cost the owner of a $300,000 property $6 more per month in taxes.

Voters approve 2 of 3 Jersey Village bond propositions Voters approved two of Jersey Village’s three bond propositions on the Nov. 7 ballot. • Proposition A would have issued $19 million in bonds for pool and park renovations, but 59.27% of voters didn’t support it. • Propositions B and C were approved. They will authorize the issuance of $15.8 million in bonds for water and sewer improvements and $18 million in bonds for road and bridge repairs, respectively. What they’re saying “With these funds, we’re not just xing problems, we’re investing in our future,” Mayor Bobby Warren said in an email Nov. 8.

In one year, Harris Health System serves:

854,313 clinic visits

147,496 emergency room visits

193,727 telehealth clinic visits

SOURCE: HARRIS HEALTH SYSTEMCOMMUNITY IMPACT

A closer look Texas has the highest rate of uninsured people in the country, according to the 2021 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. In Houston, 1 in 4 people are without health insurance. Harris County’s population also continues to grow, making the county’s health system insucient in meeting current needs and future demands, HHS ocials said. Both hospitals run by HHS are operating at over 90%-100% daily occupancy.

Harris County ESD 13 has successful tax rate election

Harris County Emergency Services District No. 13

Department, in an emailed statement Nov. 8. How we got here ESD 13’s commissioners opted to hold a tax rate election to help meet the needs of the Cypress Creek Fire Department in 2023-24. The district will maintain its tax rate of $0.091852 per $100 valua- tion instead of having to lower it due to legislative mandates.

Voters approved Harris County Emergency Services District No. 13’s tax rate election Nov. 7. According to the Harris County Clerk’s Oce, 62% of voters were in favor. “This will help us fund the projects ... including new apparatus and a maintenance facility, as well as helping the overall budget cope with the in¡ationary pressures everyone is experiencing,” said Richard Lieder, chief of the Cypress Creek Fire

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SOURCE: HARRIS COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NO. 13COMMUNITY IMPACT

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