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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-10-21

The City Council is considering an ordinance to consent to adding 333.13 acres of vacant land to Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 493, a water and wastewater district created in 2007 that already covers about 628 acres in Harris County. The land is proposed for development as single-family homes, detention ponds, roadways, and open space.

What it means for you

This item primarily affects people who may eventually live or own property in the area near Langham Creek, Katy-Hockley Road, Cypress Creek, and the Grand Parkway, as it sets up the utility district framework that would serve water, wastewater, and drainage needs for future development there.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2025-0886, official minutes of Oct 21-22, 2025.

Utilities — see all →Near Langham Creek / Katy-Hockley Road / Grand Parkway area, Harris County (City ETJ)

Official sources

Item cover sheet — summary and background ↗Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

The cover sheet is the item's official summary page; supporting attachments (contracts, maps, fiscal notes) are listed at the bottom of it. The minutes show what happened at the meeting.

District A — Amy PeckADistrict B — Tarsha JacksonBDistrict C — Joe PanzarellaCDistrict D — Carolyn Evans-ShabazzDDistrict E — Fred FlickingerEDistrict F — Tiffany ThomasFDistrict G — Mary Nan HuffmanGDistrict H — Mario CastilloHDistrict I — Joaquin MartinezIDistrict J — Edward PollardJDistrict K — Martha Castex-TatumK

Official council district boundaries · City of Houston GIS. Tap a district to see who represents it.

How to weigh in

Where
City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When
Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak
Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch
Live on HTV ↗

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.

Quick answersfrom the official record
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the October 21, 2025 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount, a beneficiary, or who pays for it — full details in the official coversheet ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-35271 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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