November 19, 2018      5:34 PM

Texas Mall construction begins in earnest in December

With new leader at the helm of the Facilities Commission, the general contractor lays out progress of the first phase of the Capitol Complex Master Plan

The Texas Facilities Commission took less than an hour to finalize an offer to one of its own to lead the agency almost a year after former Rep. Harvey Hilderbran was ousted as executive director amid reports of difficulties and dysfunction.

Mike Novak, a former Bexar County Commissioner and long-time San Antonio contractor, thanked the commission for the honor, saying he was humbled. “It has been an honor and a privilege to serve with you for seven years now,” Novak told his colleagues. “I look forward to this challenge.”

Novak is a construction executive who will be at the helm of the $581 million Capitol Complex Project after the stormy tenures of Terry Keel and Hilderbran – both former lawmakers. Hilderbran had no prior experience overseeing construction projects but Keel did oversee the expansion of the jail in Del Valle when he was Travis County Sheriff.

By Kimberly Reeves

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