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ON THE AGENDAHouston City Council · 2025-10-28

This ordinance would approve the Fiscal Year 2026 operating budget and a five-year (2026–2030) capital improvement projects budget for the Fourth Ward Redevelopment Authority, which manages a tax increment reinvestment zone in the Fourth Ward neighborhood. It was presented and then tagged (temporarily held) by Council Member Ramirez.

What it means for you

Residents and property owners in the Fourth Ward area (Reinvestment Zone Number Fourteen) would be affected, as this budget governs how tax increment funds collected in that zone are spent on operations and capital projects over the coming years.

Outcome

Tagged (delayed under council rules) at the October 28, 2025 meeting; final vote at a later session.

Taxes & budget — see all →Fourth Ward

Official sources

Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

These are the official minutes — the narrative record of what happened at the meeting, including the vote on each item.

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 28, 2025 meeting — outcome pending minutes processing.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount, a beneficiary, or who pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20251028-25 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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