PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-11-18

The city council is being asked to approve a fifth update to its agreement with the Texas General Land Office (the state agency overseeing federal Hurricane Harvey recovery funds), which extends the deadlines for four housing and economic recovery programs without changing the amount of funding.

What it means for you

This affects Houston residents who are still participating in Harvey recovery programs — including multifamily rental, small rental, buyout, and economic revitalization efforts — giving those programs more time to finish ongoing projects and wrap-up activities.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2025-0965, official minutes of Nov 18-19, 2025.

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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.

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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 ↗

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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 18, 2025 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount, who receives it, or who's giving it — full details in the official coversheet ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-35744 — data from official records via PlainDocket.