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ON THE AGENDAHouston City Council · 2026-06-02

The City Council is asked to approve the City of Houston's annual budgets for Fiscal Year 2027 — reorganizing the Solid Waste Management Department as a division within Houston Public Works, establishing an administrative fee for solid waste collection and disposal services, and authorizing a right-of-way fee transfer from the Combined Utility System to the General Fund. The item was presented and tagged by Council Members Jackson, Panzarella, Thomas, Castex-Tatum and Davis.

What it means for you

A tag delays the vote under council rules, so the FY2027 budget was not adopted at this meeting. The minutes include a tax impact statement: the total tax rate stays at $0.519190 per $100 of value, while the median homestead taxable value rises from $175,091 to $179,367 — raising the tax on a median homestead from $909.05 to $931.26.

Outcome

Tagged (delayed under council rules) at the June 2, 2026 meeting; final vote at a later session.

Taxes & budget — see all →City of Houston citywide

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 ↗

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Quick answersfrom the official record
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the June 2, 2026 meeting — outcome pending minutes processing.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount, a beneficiary, or who pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260602-14 — data from official records via PlainDocket.