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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-11-12

The city council is being asked to approve the purchase of about 2.3 acres of vacant land from the Midtown Redevelopment Authority for $600,000, plus $60,000 for related professional services such as surveying and environmental review, totaling $660,000 — all to provide a new site for a replacement Fire Station 40.

What it means for you

Residents served by Fire Station 40 could eventually see their fire station relocated to a new site that is outside flood-prone areas; the funds approved here cover only the land purchase and preliminary services, not construction of the new station itself.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Thomas absent. Ordinance 2025-0961, official minutes of Nov 12, 2025.

Public safety — see all →South side of Old Spanish Trail between Blythewood Street and Calhoun Road (District D)

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?$660,000coversheet ↗
Who's paid?City of Houston, Texas (as Buyer of property located at the south side of Old Spanish Trail between Blythewood Street and Calhoun Road, for use as site for Fire Station No. 40)coversheet ↗
Which fund?Fire Consolidated Construction Fundcoversheet ↗
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 12, 2025 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-35937 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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