PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-03-31

The council approved acquiring two parcels of land needed to expand the Clinton Drive Lift Station with an emergency generator, authorizing purchase or eminent domain if necessary.

What it means for you

This allows the city to obtain the land required to add backup power to a sewage lift station in District B, helping keep wastewater infrastructure running during power outages.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2026-0272, official minutes of March 31, 2026.

Utilities — see all →Clinton Drive, District B

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. Taken up at the March 31, 2026 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

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