PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-02-18

The City Council voted to nominate NRG Energy, Inc. — headquartered at 1301 McKinney St. in Houston — for Enterprise Project designation through the Texas Governor's Office Economic Development Bank. This designation is a state-level certification that can make a company eligible for certain tax incentives and economic development benefits.

What it means for you

If the state approves the nomination, NRG Energy could receive tax breaks or other incentives tied to job creation or capital investment at its Houston location. The direct benefit to individual residents is not specified in the record.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Resolution 2026-0005, official minutes of February 18, 2026.

Taxes & budget — see all →1301 McKinney St., Downtown Houston

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 benefits?NRG Energy, Inc.minutes ↗

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 18, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or who pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $18,929,716 paid to NRG ENERGY across 349 payment lines, FY2018–FY2026.

That is money already paid across all city business with this company — not the amount this item approves, and not a total for this contract.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260218-10 — data from official records via PlainDocket.