PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-04-14

The city approved a second amendment to its agreement with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, adding $300,000 in federal Emergency Solutions Grant and Community Development Block Grant funds for rapid rehousing, case management, and navigation services for people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, through March 31, 2027.

What it means for you

Catholic Charities will receive additional federal funding channeled through the city to help Houstonians facing or experiencing homelessness find and secure stable housing.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2026-0306, official minutes of April 14, 2026.

Housing & zoning — see all →District C

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

How much?$300,000minutes ↗

Who's paid?Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houstonminutes ↗

Which fund?Emergency Solutions Grant Fundminutes ↗

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the April 14, 2026 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $110,572,646 paid to CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE across 1,069 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-cs20260414-20 — data from official records via PlainDocket.