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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-05-05

The City Council approved depositing a court-ordered payment into the court registry to cover costs in an eminent domain case where the city is acquiring land from Enterprise Pipeline for three waterline infrastructure projects in southeast Houston.

What it means for you

This legal step allows the city to move forward with acquiring the necessary land to build and expand water pipelines along Galveston Road, Medical Center Boulevard/Bay Area Boulevard, and Dixie Farm Road; it primarily affects property owners and residents in the southeast Houston area served by these water projects.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Motion 2026-0244, official minutes of May 5, 2026.

Utilities — see all →Southeast Houston (Galveston Road, Medical Center Blvd, Bay Area Blvd, Dixie Farm Rd)

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 decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. City Attorney brought it forward. Taken up at the May 5, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount, who's paid, or which fund pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260505-6 — data from official records via PlainDocket.