Houston's overcrowded criminal courthouse to get more elevators

Harris County's storm-damaged criminal courthouse is expected to get a new bank of elevators on the outside of the building and other renovations to ease chronic congestion, part of a multimillion-dollar plan to repair the 20-story highrise knocked out by flooding from Hurricane Harvey, according to county officials.If approved, the renovations would mean an almost complete overhaul of the first floor of the downtown skyscraper. The changes will improve the flow of heavy foot traffic and prevent