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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-05-19

The City Council approved the completion of a street or infrastructure project on Sherwood Lane between Mangum Road and West TC Jester Boulevard, and authorized the final payment to the contractor, JFT Construction, Inc.

What it means for you

Work on Sherwood Lane in the Mangum Road to West TC Jester Boulevard corridor has been officially accepted as finished; residents in that area should see no further active construction under this contract.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Motion 2026-0273, official minutes of May 19, 2026.

Transportation — see all →Sherwood Lane: Mangum Rd to W. TC Jester Blvd, District A

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's paid?JFT CONSTRUCTION, INCminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Houston Public Works brought it forward. Taken up at the May 19, 2026 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or which fund pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $121,019,655 paid to JFT CONSTRUCTION INC across 1,631 payment lines, FY2018–FY2026.

That is money already paid across all city business with this company — not the amount this item approves, and not a total for this contract.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260519-3 — data from official records via PlainDocket.