Voters approved a $2.5 billion bond for Harris Health in November 2023.

Harris Health’s document above shows the status of the bond funds for the LBJ and Ben Taub projects as of January 2026.

Harris Health pledged to spend about $410 million on Ben Taub.

Of the $410 million in 2023 bond funds for Ben Taub, Harris Health has spent $1,040,873 on actual improvements on the Ben Taub campus. 

It has spent $2,723,077 on the "Ben Taub Tower" proposal. It estimates that the 100-bed addition will cost $390 million.

At the time of the bond election, Harris Health estimated that the new LBJ Hospital would cost $1.6 billion.

Its projected cost is now $2,042,071,112.

At the time of the bond election, Harris Health said it would spend about $433 million on renovating the existing LBJ Hospital. It has now paused this project.

It now intends to spend only $173,000 on the existing LBJ.

Because of the LBJ cost overruns, only $155 million of the $410 million is available for all remaining Ben Taub projects. 

Of that $154 million, $54,371,985 is allocated for the facilities renovations and upgrades on the project list above. 

That leaves $100,775,740 for the new building, including acquisition of land, payment to the City, a bridge across the street, and extensive flood mitigation.

Harris Health now plans to make up the $286 million+ shortfall for the new building via "Philanthropy, Cash on Hand, and interest from Bond proceeds." 

Before permanently giving up scarce parkland, taxpayers deserve proof that this costly project is still viable.