PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-06-09

The City Council approved spending $3,000,000 from the Dangerous Building Consolidated Fund to demolish structures that have been officially designated as dangerous and do not qualify for stormwater funding.

What it means for you

Houston will use existing dedicated funds to tear down buildings deemed too dangerous to remain standing; residents near such structures may see them removed, though no specific neighborhoods or districts were named.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Ordinance 2026-0514, official minutes of June 9, 2026.

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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.

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

How much?$3,000,000minutes ↗

Who pays?Dangerous Building Consolidated Fundminutes ↗

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 9, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

The official caption doesn't name a beneficiary — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260609-34 — data from official records via PlainDocket.