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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-06-02

The City Council adopted an ordinance (2026-0474) prohibiting the use of groundwater beneath a 5.745-acre property at 3511 West 12th Street as part of a Municipal Setting Designation (MSD), which was requested by Players I, Ltd. on behalf of the property co-owners. This supports the owners' application to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for an official MSD designation.

What it means for you

An MSD limits groundwater use at a specific contaminated site, allowing cleanup standards to focus on preventing exposure rather than restoring the water for drinking. This primarily affects the property owners and any future users of the land at 3511 West 12th Street in the Timbergrove/Garden Oaks area.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2026-0474, official minutes of June 2, 2026.

Utilities — see all →3511 West 12th Street, Houston 77008

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 benefits?PLAYERS I, LTD, PLAYERS II, LTD, and 3535 WEST 12TH, LLCminutes ↗
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 pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260602-39 — data from official records via PlainDocket.