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ON THE AGENDAHouston City Council · 2025-10-21

The City Council is being asked to approve the operating budget for Fiscal Year 2026 for the Eastside Zone, a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (a designated area where a portion of property tax revenue is set aside for local reinvestment). The total budget is $12,528,462, all of which is designated for transfer to the Houston Independent School District under an existing agreement between the city and the school district.

What it means for you

This item primarily affects property owners and residents in the Eastside Zone (Council Districts E and I), as it governs how reinvestment funds collected in that area are allocated; the entire FY2026 budget is directed to HISD rather than to other local projects.

Outcome

On the 10/21/2025 council agenda. Outcome recorded in official minutes (minutes integration pending).

Taxes & budget — see all →Eastside Zone (Districts E & I)

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
How much?$12,528,462coversheet ↗
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 — outcome pending minutes processing.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a beneficiary or who pays for it — full details in the official coversheet ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-35629 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

The City Council is being asked to approve the operating budget for Fiscal Year 2026 for… — PlainDocket