The County has been working on plans to replace the Heman Marion Sweatt Courthouse, which opened in 1931, for more than a decade. In February 2018, the County solicited proposals from private partners interested in both providing land for the project and providing a building meeting the County's performance specifications. Through this competitive process, Travis County Courthouse Development Partners (TCCDP), a consortium led by an affiliate of Hunt Companies, Inc., was selected by unanimous vote of the Commissioners in July 2018 to move forward under a pre-development agreement. The project financing closed on schedule in April 2019 and construction permits were issued within ten days.