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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-03-24

The Mayor asked the City Council to confirm seven appointments and reappointments to the Board of Directors of Reinvestment Zone Number Seventeen (Memorial City). The Council voted unanimously to approve all seven members, with terms expiring in either July 2026 or July 2027.

What it means for you

This board oversees the Memorial City Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ), which channels property tax growth in that area into local improvements. Residents and businesses in the Memorial City TIRZ area are directly affected by the board's decisions on development and infrastructure projects.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Motion 2026-0151, official minutes of March 24, 2026.

Taxes & budget — see all →Memorial City

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?Andy Iverson, Alex Massa, Marlen J. Trujillo, Ann Thomas Givens, Zachary R. Hodges, Ben Pisklak, Pete DeLongchampsminutes ↗
To what?Board of Directors of Reinvestment Zone Number Seventeenminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Mayor brought it forward. Taken up at the March 24, 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-cs20260324-50 — data from official records via PlainDocket.