Request for discussion regarding concerns about prevailing wage and minimum apprenticeship hour requirements for the LBJ Hospital Expansion Project. | Community Exchange
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Request for discussion regarding concerns about prevailing wage and minimum apprenticeship hour requirements for the LBJ Hospital Expansion Project.
Harris County Commissioners Court discussed wage and apprenticeship complaints from workers on the LBJ Hospital Expansion Project.
Workers in this range employed on the project may be most directly affected if prevailing wage shortfalls are documented and remedied. No bracket-specific household effect is stated in the available source; needs an official fiscal note or transparent calculation.
$30,000-$60,000
No bracket-specific household effect is stated in the available source; needs an official fiscal note or transparent calculation.
$60,000-$100,000
No bracket-specific household effect is stated in the available source; needs an official fiscal note or transparent calculation.
Over $100,000
No bracket-specific household effect is stated in the available source; needs an official fiscal note or transparent calculation.
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On April 16, 2026, the Harris County Commissioners Court discussed worker complaints on the LBJ Hospital Expansion Project. Labor union leaders said some subcontractors were not paying required prevailing wages or meeting apprenticeship hour rules. More than 50 complaints had been filed. The project is part of a $2.5 billion bond Harris County voters approved in 2023 to modernize Harris Health, which serves uninsured and underinsured residents.
Harris County is spending bond money voters approved in 2023 on LBJ Hospital. If wage and apprenticeship rules are not followed on that project, workers may be underpaid and contract terms may be violated.
