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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-02-10

The City Council approved applying for a federal Highway Safety Improvement Program grant through TxDOT for fiscal year 2026, and authorized the Houston Public Works director to submit the application, accept the funds if awarded, and spend them.

What it means for you

If the grant is awarded, it would fund highway safety improvements in eight specific Houston council districts; residents in those districts could see road safety projects such as signal upgrades or intersection improvements, though no specific projects or dollar amounts were stated.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2026-0124, official minutes of February 10, 2026.

Transportation — see all →Districts A, B, D, F, G, I, J, K

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?Houston Public Worksminutes ↗
Which fund?Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), 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 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-cs20260210-38 — data from official records via PlainDocket.