What we reported In the first quarter of 2016, Harris County announced plans to build a county campus, featuring a county annex and administration buildings—which will house the constable’s office and justice of the peace—on 600 acres near Tomball. The land, located west of Hwy. 249, is in Harris County Improvement District No. 17. An oil and gas training center for Lone Star College-Tomball was also proposed for the site.

The latest The cities of Tomball and Houston are working out annexation details for HCID 17 to determine which city will provide services to the area, as HCID 17 lies within the extraterritorial jurisdictions of both cities. Also, Lone Star College System’s plans for an oil and gas training facility have been delayed.

What’s next The project to construct the Harris County Precinct 4 administration building will be sent out for bid in early 2017, Precinct 4 Communications Director Mark Seegers said. He said the administration expects to move into the new building in 2018.

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