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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-05-19

The City Council approved an ordinance allocating a total of roughly $866,000 from three separate city funds and authorized an agreement with the Buffalo Bayou Partnership to fund enhancements and supplemental support for Buffalo Bayou East Park projects.

What it means for you

City money from parks, construction, and drainage funds will go toward improvements at Buffalo Bayou East Park, with the Buffalo Bayou Partnership partnering with the City to carry out the work; residents in Districts B and H are most directly affected.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Davis absent. Ordinance 2026-0441, official minutes of May 19, 2026.

Parks — see all →Buffalo Bayou East — Districts B & H

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?$866,000minutes ↗
Who benefits?Buffalo Bayou Partnershipminutes ↗
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 19, 2026 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name who pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260519-15 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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