PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-01-13

The City Council authorized acquiring ownership or easement rights to three parcels of land in Harris County needed for a gravity sewer line adjustment project, using gift, purchase, or eminent domain if necessary.

What it means for you

The city can now take legal steps to obtain land required to reroute or adjust a sewer line in District E; property owners in the affected area may be bought out or have easements placed on their land.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2026-0034, official minutes of January 13, 2026.

Utilities — see all →Harris County (L. Hemingway Survey, 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.

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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

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 ↗

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Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260113-42 — data from official records via PlainDocket.