PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-04-21

The City Council approved an ordinance suspending a proposed interim rate adjustment for Universal Natural Gas, LLC, keeping the company's current natural gas rates in place until officially changed.

What it means for you

Customers of Universal Natural Gas in Houston will continue paying their existing gas rates — no rate increase will take effect for now.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Council Members Evans-Shabazz and Carter absent. Ordinance 2026-0341, 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.

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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

Who benefits?UNIVERSAL NATURAL GAS, LLC d/b/a UNIVERSAL NATURAL GAS, INCminutes ↗

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, 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-cs20260421-20 — data from official records via PlainDocket.