PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-04-21

The City Council adopted official guidelines for the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery 2024 Power Generation Resilience Program. This sets the rules for how federal disaster recovery funds will be used to improve power generation resilience in Houston.

What it means for you

Residents may benefit from improved power infrastructure funded through federal disaster recovery grants, though specific projects and locations were not detailed in this item.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Ordinance 2026-0352, official minutes of April 21, 2026.

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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.

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 ↗

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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 April 21, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

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Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260421-13 — data from official records via PlainDocket.