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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-06-02

The City Council approved a property rights agreement with MSC Family Properties, LP, giving the company the first right to purchase a city-owned strip of land that was formerly Preston Street, located between 419 and 317 Emancipation Avenue. In return, MSC Family Properties, LP, signed over (via quitclaim deed) any legal claims it had to that same strip of land to the City.

What it means for you

This deal resolves competing property claims over a small parcel near Emancipation Avenue by trading a first-refusal purchase right to a private landowner in exchange for that owner releasing any title claims back to the City. It primarily affects the adjacent private property owner and the City's ownership records for that specific parcel.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2026-0462, official minutes of June 2, 2026.

Housing & zoning — see all →Emancipation Avenue corridor, District I

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 receives?MSC Family Properties, LP receives a Right of First Refusal on certain real property formerly known as Preston St. located between 419 Emancipation and 317 Emancipation; the City of Houston receives a Quitclaim Deed to any rights to the property in question from MSC Family Properties, LPminutes ↗
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 — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or who's giving it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260602-20 — data from official records via PlainDocket.