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Resident urges action as new Hidalgo County courthouse remains unfinished; raises bond-interest concerns

Hidalgo County Commissioners Court · March 17, 2026
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Summary

A resident told the Commissioners Court the new Hidalgo County courthouse remains visibly unfinished seven years after groundbreaking and criticized the county's bond borrowing and $33 million in interest costs; county staff responded with procedural clarifications.

During the Commissioners Court open forum, Fern McClarty sharply criticized the new county courthouse project as still under construction seven years after the 2019 groundbreaking and questioned borrowing decisions and the fiscal impact on residents.

As she addressed the court, McClarty noted visible scaffolding and unfinished exterior work and said the…

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