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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-04-21

The City Council adopted an ordinance approving the Fiscal Year 2026 operating budget and a five-year capital improvement plan (2026–2030) for the Sunnyside Redevelopment Authority, which manages tax increment reinvestment zone funds for the Sunnyside area.

What it means for you

This sets the spending plan for the public agency that reinvests tax dollars collected in the Sunnyside reinvestment zone back into that neighborhood; residents in and around Sunnyside may see projects or programs funded through this budget.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Ordinance 2026-0345, official minutes of April 21, 2026.

Taxes & budget — see all →Sunnyside neighborhood

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?Sunnyside Redevelopment Authority on behalf of Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty-Six, City of Houston, Texas (Sunnyside Zone)minutes ↗
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 ↗
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-cs20260421-25 — data from official records via PlainDocket.