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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-10-21

The City Council is being asked to schedule a public hearing for November 5, 2025, to review a proposed update to the plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 23 (the Harrisburg Zone), a designated area where a portion of property tax revenue is set aside to fund local improvements. The update would include changes to the zone's boundaries.

What it means for you

This item affects property owners, businesses, and residents in and around the Harrisburg Zone (Districts D, H, and I), as changes to the zone's boundaries could affect which properties fall within it and how local tax increment funds are directed; the hearing gives the public an opportunity to comment before the City Council votes.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Motion 2025-0738, official minutes of Oct 21-22, 2025.

Taxes & budget — see all →Harrisburg area (Districts D, H, and 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
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.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-35755 — data from official records via PlainDocket.