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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-06-23

The City of Houston is closing and transferring a 1,276-square-foot dead-end section of McAlpine Street (30 feet wide, running north from Bayou Parkview Drive to its end) to the adjacent property owner, Alan J. Atkinson doing business as Bayou Vista, for $58,722.

What it means for you

This small dead-end street segment will no longer be public right-of-way; the neighboring property owner gains ownership of the land in exchange for paying the city nearly $59,000.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2026-0570, official minutes of June 23-24, 2026.

Transportation — see all →McAlpine Street at Bayou Parkview Drive

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?$58,722minutes ↗
Who benefits?ALAN J. ATKINSON d/b/a BAYOU VISTAminutes ↗
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 23, 2026 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name who pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260623-31 — data from official records via PlainDocket.