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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-05-19

The City Council approved an ordinance transferring about $1.19 million from the Medical Center Area Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (Zone 28) fund to the Medical Center Area Redevelopment Authority, the body that manages reinvestment in that zone.

What it means for you

Tax increment funds collected in the Medical Center area will be released to the local redevelopment authority, which can then use them for approved improvement projects in that zone; this directly affects residents and businesses in Districts D and K.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2026-0427, official minutes of May 19, 2026.

Taxes & budget — see all →Medical Center Area

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?$1,190,000minutes ↗
Who benefits?Medical Center Area Redevelopment Authority - Districts D - Evans-Shabazz and K - Castex-Tatumminutes ↗
Who pays?City of Houston, Texas, Tax Increment Funds for Reinvestment Zone No. Twenty-Eight (Medical Center Area 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 May 19, 2026 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260519-24 — data from official records via PlainDocket.