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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-12-16

The City Council approved the sale of a roughly 5,000-square-foot parcel of city-owned land (Lots 35 and 36, Block 42, Houston Harbor Addition) to Nelly Abundiz. The land is located in Harris County, Texas.

What it means for you

The City of Houston is transferring ownership of this small plot of land to a private buyer named Nelly Abundiz. Residents in District H may notice a change in ownership of this parcel.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2025-1041, official minutes of December 16, 2025.

Housing & zoning — see all →Houston Harbor Addition, District H

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.

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.

Quick answersfrom the official record
Who's paid?NELLY ABUNDIZminutes ↗
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, all voting aye.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or which fund pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20251216-39 — data from official records via PlainDocket.