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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-04-14

The City of Houston approved giving Harris County a permanent easement — a legal right to use a strip of city-owned land (about 0.63 acres) — so the county can install, operate, and maintain a water line no larger than 8 inches in diameter. In exchange, Harris County agrees to cover all costs for building, maintaining, and removing that water line.

What it means for you

Harris County, not Houston taxpayers, will pay all costs tied to this water line within the easement area. The agreement primarily affects residents in District E, where the land is located in the Victor Blanco Survey area of Harris County.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2026-0324, official minutes of April 14, 2026.

Utilities — see all →Victor Blanco Survey, District E (Harris County)

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 benefits?Harris Countyminutes ↗
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 ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or who pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260414-46 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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