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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-02-03

The City Council approved the Uptown Development Authority's operating budget for 2026 and its capital improvement projects budget for 2026–2030. This covers financial planning for Reinvestment Zone Number Sixteen, which funds improvements in the Uptown area.

What it means for you

Residents and businesses in the Uptown Houston area (Districts C, G, and J) will see the Authority funded to operate and carry out planned infrastructure and improvement projects over the next five years.

Outcome

Adopted — voting aye, nays none. Council Member Huffman absent. Ordinance 2026-0093, official minutes of February 3, 2026.

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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 benefits?Uptown Development Authority / Reinvestment Zone Number Sixteen, City of Houston, Texasminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the February 3, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or who pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260203-19 — data from official records via PlainDocket.