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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-02-18

The council approved the Fifth Ward Redevelopment Authority's operating budget for 2026 and a capital improvement plan budget covering 2026–2030. Council Member Ramirez tagged the item for additional discussion and voted against it, while all other members voted in favor.

What it means for you

This sets the spending plan for a tax increment reinvestment zone in the Fifth Ward, directing how redevelopment funds will be used in that neighborhood over the next several years.

Outcome

Adopted — voting no, balance voting aye. Ordinance 2026-0137, official minutes of February 18, 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 ↗

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Quick answersfrom the official record
Who benefits?Fifth Ward Redevelopment Authority / Reinvestment Zone Number Eighteen, City of Houston, Texas (Fifth Ward Zone)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 ↗

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