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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-02-10

The City Council approved applying for a Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant from the Texas Governor's Office, administered through the Department of Neighborhoods. The ordinance authorizes the department director to submit the application, accept any awarded funds, and spend them, with the City providing a required cash match.

What it means for you

If awarded, this grant would bring state funding to Houston's Department of Neighborhoods to support services for crime victims. Residents who are victims of crime may benefit from programs funded by this grant.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2026-0112, official minutes of February 10, 2026.

Public safety — see all →Houston citywide

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?Department of Neighborhoodsminutes ↗
Which fund?Office of the Governor of Texas, 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. Department of Neighborhoods brought it forward. Taken up at the February 10, 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-cs20260210-31 — data from official records via PlainDocket.