PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-12-16

The City Council approved moving $1,000,000 from the Contributed Capital Project Fund to keep the Houston Permitting Center's Permitting and Inspection System running.

What it means for you

This funding supports the software system used to process building permits and inspections, affecting anyone in Houston who applies for a permit to build, renovate, or conduct other regulated work.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Council Member Kamin absent. Ordinance 2025-1057, official minutes of December 16, 2025.

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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.

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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

How much?$1,000,000minutes ↗

Who benefits?Houston Permitting Center's Permitting and Inspection Systemminutes ↗

Who pays?Contributed Capital Project Fundminutes ↗

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the December 16, 2025 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20251216-28 — data from official records via PlainDocket.