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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-05-12

The City is giving up its rights to an existing 10-foot sanitary sewer easement on private property in Harris County and transferring it to the adjoining property owners, Michele A. Emmons Madrid and Jason Madrid. In exchange, the owners are paying the City $2,800 and granting the City a new, wider 15-foot sanitary sewer easement at the same location.

What it means for you

The sewer line path on this private parcel is being slightly relocated or resized, with the City swapping its old easement for a larger one while collecting $2,800. This directly affects the property owners involved and has no broad impact on most Houston residents.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Council Member Kamin absent. Ordinance 2026-0405, official minutes of May 12, 2026.

Utilities — see all →Samuel M. Williams Abstract No. 87, 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
How much?$2,800minutes ↗
Who benefits?Michele A. Emmons, now known as Michele A. Emmons Madrid, and Jason Madridminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the May 12, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name who pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260512-26 — data from official records via PlainDocket.