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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-05-27

Council Member Flickinger nominated Kathleen Jordan to Position 1 on the Board of Directors of the Lake Houston Dredging District. Nominations were then formally closed by a council vote.

What it means for you

This fills a board seat on the Lake Houston Dredging District, which oversees dredging operations to manage sediment and water flow in Lake Houston — affecting residents near that area who depend on the lake for flood control and water supply.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Council Members Panzarella, Evans-Shabazz, Martinez and Davis absent. Motion 2026-0293, official minutes of May 27, 2026.

Drainage & flooding — see all →Lake Houston 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
Who?Kathleen Jordanminutes ↗
To what?Board of Directors of the Lake Houston Dredging Districtminutes ↗
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 27, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260527-28 — data from official records via PlainDocket.