▁after ▁he ▁died ▁the ▁previous ▁Friday ▁due ▁to ▁natural ▁causes , ▁the ▁first ▁such ▁honor ▁for ▁any ▁dece ased ▁resident ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Us age ▁ ▁The ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Houston ▁and ▁City ▁Controller ▁have ▁their ▁offices ▁in ▁this ▁building . ▁Council ▁M embers ▁have ▁their ▁offices ▁immediately ▁across ▁the ▁street ▁at ▁the ▁City ▁Hall ▁Anne x ▁building . ▁T ues days ▁at ▁ 1 : 3 0 pm , ▁and ▁Wed nes days ▁at ▁ 9 : 0 0 am , ▁Houston ▁City ▁Council ▁meets ▁in ▁the ▁chamber . ▁All ▁meet ings ▁are ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁Square ▁feet ▁of ▁space ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁floor ▁was ▁renov ated ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁HT V ▁Houston ▁Television ▁( ▁HT V ▁stud ios ▁). ▁The ▁renov ations ▁were ▁over seen ▁by ▁B alf our ▁Beat ty ▁Const ruction ▁and ▁were ▁completed ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Arch itect ural ▁details ▁ ▁The ▁architect ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁Hall ▁was ▁Joseph ▁F inger , ▁an ▁Aust rian - born ▁Tex an ▁architect ▁responsible ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Houston - area ▁land marks . ▁ ▁The ▁design ▁on ▁the ▁lo bb y ▁floor ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁protect ive ▁role ▁of ▁government . ▁In ▁the ▁gr ill work ▁above ▁the ▁main ▁ent ran ces ▁are ▁med all ions ▁of ▁" gre at ▁law g ivers "