On November 6, proposition 5 will be a bond issue on the Harris County Ballot. The $70 million bond would be for ethe construction of a new, comprehensive Family Services Center. Today, Harris County families must have their family law matters taken care of in an overcroweded and outdated (shagadelic seventies) building in downtown Houston where 22 famil law judges, associate judges and masters manage the fastest grwowing and most complex docket in the county.
The proposed Family Services Center would provide Harris County families with a safe environment where family law and similar services would be provided. The new building would include not only vastly improved and updated famil law courts, bu also facilities fo rthe many support services needed by county residents.
For more information on Proposition 5, visit the Harris County Families First Web site, www.hcfamiliesfirst.org. Source: Houston Bar Bulletin.
"A trainwreck" can legitimately be
used to describe the current facilities
for Harris County family courts.
