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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-06-09

The City Council approved moving $60.1 million from 14 Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZs) to cover affordable housing programs, administrative costs, payments to Houston ISD and Humble ISD for school facilities, and payments to local redevelopment authorities.

What it means for you

Money collected within specific reinvestment zones across Houston will be directed toward affordable housing and school facility funding in those areas, affecting residents and schools in all 14 named zones.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Council Member Davis absent. Ordinance 2026-0529, official minutes of June 9, 2026.

Taxes & budget — see all →Multiple TIRZ districts 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 ↗

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?$60,100,000minutes ↗
Who pays?Tax Increment Fundsminutes ↗
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-cs20260609-52 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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