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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-06-02

The City Council approved an agreement with Houston's regional transit authority (METRO) allowing the city to be reimbursed up to $750,000 for police overtime costs incurred while providing law enforcement services for METRO.

What it means for you

Houston taxpayers funding police overtime on METRO properties or events can be partially recovered through this reimbursement deal; it primarily affects residents who ride METRO or live near transit corridors where HPD officers work extra shifts.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Castex-Tatum absent. Ordinance 2026-0485, official minutes of June 2, 2026.

Public safety — see all →Houston / Harris County (METRO service 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?$750,000minutes ↗
Who's paid?Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris Countyminutes ↗
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 which fund pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260602-36 — data from official records via PlainDocket.