Final Step: House Committee OK's Funding for New San Antonio Federal Courthouse

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Today, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure authorized the necessary funds for the United States General Services Administration (GSA) to build a new federal courthouse in San Antonio. This was the final step in a multi-year effort to secure funding in order to relocate the Court from its current location in a former HemisFair '68 Pavilion to a more suitable facility that meets 21st Century security and employee health standards.

"This is a monumental milestone for San Antonio. It not only ensures the safety and security of the hundreds of employees who work at the facility, but also the tens of thousands of families that have already visited the revitalized children's park that opened last year right outside the current Courthouse building," said U.S. Representative Will Hurd who worked alongside local leaders and helped facilitate bipartisan support for the initiative in Congress. "This is the perfect example of the federal and local government on both sides of the aisle working together to fight for the best interest of San Antonians."

Bexar County Judge Wolff, who helped champion the effort, was excited to hear the news. "I appreciate the great leadership of Congressman Hurd, it has been a treacherous road but he was able to get it over the goal line for us," Wolff said.

The new courthouse will be built on the site of the former City Police Headquarters at 214 West Nueva Street adjacent to the forthcoming San Pedro Creek improvements. GSA will acquire the property as part of a pre-negotiated land swap with the City of San Antonio, in exchange for the property that houses the current courthouse facility at Hemisfair.

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