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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-12-16

The City Council approved a $5,623,010 operating and maintenance budget for Fiscal Year 2026 for the Lake Conroe Dam and Reservoir Project, which is run by the San Jacinto River Authority.

What it means for you

This budget funds the day-to-day upkeep and operation of Lake Conroe Dam for the coming fiscal year; residents are indirectly affected because the dam and reservoir are part of the regional water supply and flood-control infrastructure serving the Houston area.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Motion 2025-0860, official minutes of December 16, 2025.

Utilities — see all →Lake Conroe / San Jacinto River

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
How much?$5,623,010minutes ↗
Who benefits?San Jacinto River Authorityminutes ↗
Who pays?Enterprise Fundminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Houston Public Works brought it forward. Taken up at the December 16, 2025 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20251216-3 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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