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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-01-21

The City Council approved an ordinance allowing Houston to apply for a grant from the Texas Water Development Board to fund the Spring Shadows Drainage and Paving Project. It also authorizes the Director of Houston Public Works to represent the city in the application process and to accept and spend any awarded funds.

What it means for you

If the grant is awarded, it would bring outside funding to improve drainage and paving in the Spring Shadows area, potentially reducing flooding and road problems for residents there.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2026-0065, official minutes of January 21, 2026.

Drainage & flooding — see all →Spring Shadows

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's paid?Spring Shadows Drainage and Paving Projectminutes ↗
Which fund?Texas Water Development Board, if the grant is awarded.minutes ↗
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 January 21, 2026 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260121-27 — data from official records via PlainDocket.