ABC13 has heard the Harris Health CEO detail hourslong waits for people at Ben Taub's emergency room, and patients attended to in the hallways because of a lack of space.

Harris County commissioners unanimously approved the acquisition of 8.9 acres of Hermann Park for the expansion of Ben Taub Hospital, one of only two adult Level I trauma facilities in the county.

Harris County commissioners voted Thursday to establish an "employee consultation policy," a move which critics labeled a push to unionize county employees.

In a unanimous vote, Harris County Commissioners approved an effort to use eminent domain to take a piece of Hermann Park Land for a new hospital building.

County OKs land acquisition for Harris Health expansion, enabling Ben Taub Hospital to increase capacity and modernize infrastructure in Houston.

The vote ends a months-long debate on the controversial plan that drew support from medical workers and the ire of the park's conservators.

Commissioner Rodney Ellis has put forward a $20 million plan that would help heal the heart of Hermann Park and offset the impact of the Ben Taub Hospital expansion.

Harris County leaders are expected to discuss a plan to expand Ben Taub Hospital on Thursday, a project tied to land ...

The project will acquire some of Hermann Park to get more patient beds in the hospital.

The March 19 Commissioners Court meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in the county's administration building located at 1001 Preston St., Houston.

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