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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-01-13

The city council approved acquiring land rights — including through eminent domain if necessary — for 13 parcels along Genoa Red Bluff to build a 54-inch water line connecting SEWPP to Grayson Street. Acquisition methods may include gifts, purchases, or forced purchase, with the city authorized to pay related costs such as appraisals, title fees, and legal expenses.

What it means for you

A large water infrastructure pipe will be installed along Genoa Red Bluff in southeast Houston, requiring the city to obtain property rights from affected landowners, potentially against their will through eminent domain. Residents and property owners in that corridor may be directly impacted by the land acquisition process.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2026-0033, official minutes of January 13, 2026.

Utilities — see all →Genoa Red Bluff, southeast Houston

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-cs20260113-40 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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