 The new Harris County Civil Courthouse, which was completed in early 2006, is 17 stories tall plus a basement.The 660,000 square foot (61,000 m²) building is filled with state-of-the-art technology and has 37 typical courtrooms, 1 tax courtroom, 1 ceremonial courtroom and 6 expansion courtrooms.It also has a three-story atrium lobby with thirteen elevators and two escalators.