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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-01-13

The city authorized acquiring land (by purchase, donation, or eminent domain if necessary) for a FEMA-related project to rehabilitate and reconstruct six lift stations: Woodland Ridge, Ben's Branch, Elmwood Hills, Trail River, Forest Shores, and Riverlawn. One parcel in the P. Whitty Survey area of Harris County is needed for the work.

What it means for you

This allows the city to secure the property rights needed to repair or rebuild pump stations that move wastewater through the sewer system, which affects residents in the areas served by those six lift stations.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2026-0032, official minutes of January 13, 2026.

Utilities — see all →P. Whitty Survey, Harris County (District E)

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 January 13, 2026 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount, who's paid, or which fund pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260113-39 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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