At town hall, health services commissioner tells state employees mold-infested building “not unsafe”

The mold in the Texas Department of State Health Services building was “ugly,” “nasty,” “unsustainable” and “unpleasant.” But never “unsafe.”

That’s what Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt said during the agency’s first town hall meeting since moving 127 employees out of a mold-infested building on July 23. The Texas Tribune obtained a recording of the gathering.

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