PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-02-18

The City Council approved depositing a court-ordered payment into the court registry to cover costs in an eminent domain case where the city is acquiring land from Astra Properties LLC for a water infrastructure project.

What it means for you

This clears a legal step needed to build a 42-inch waterline connecting the Clear Lake City Water Authority Water Plant No. 3 to a League City booster pump station, which will affect water service capacity in southeast Houston.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Motion 2026-0087, official minutes of February 18, 2026.

Utilities — see all →Clear Lake / League City area

Official sources

Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

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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.
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Quick answersfrom the official record

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. City Attorney brought it forward. Taken up at the February 18, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

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Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260218-6 — data from official records via PlainDocket.