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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-11-05

The City Council is considering an ordinance to formally end an existing agreement between the City of Houston, Harris County, the Harris County Redevelopment Authority, and a tax reinvestment zone called the Greater Houston Zone, in order to replace it with a new agreement under a newly created joint authority called the Houston Harris County Redevelopment Authority.

What it means for you

This item is a procedural step to update the legal structure governing how Harris County contributes tax revenue to a reinvestment zone in parts of Houston; the county's contribution rate stays the same at 80%, so the change primarily affects the government entities involved rather than directly changing services for residents.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Mayor Whitmire, Council Members Thomas, Ramirez and Plummer absent. Ordinance 2025-0938, official minutes of Nov 5, 2025.

Taxes & budget — see all →Greater Houston Zone (Districts D, H, I, K)

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 November 5, 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-35613 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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