PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-07-07

The city is approving a $300 million expenditure from an airport construction fund to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with United Airlines at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

What it means for you

This deal directs $300 million in existing airport construction funds toward a formal agreement with United Airlines, the dominant carrier at Bush Airport; it primarily affects airport operations and travelers using that facility.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0602 but records no vote count. Official agenda of July 7, 2026, with notes of action taken.

Airports — see all →George Bush Intercontinental Airport – District B

Official sources

Official agenda with notes of action taken — the record posted for this meeting (PDF) ↗

This is the agenda the City Secretary posted with notes of action taken. It records the action and the ordinance or motion number assigned to each item; it does not record vote counts.

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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?$300,000,000minutes ↗

Who benefits?UNITED AIRLINES, INCminutes ↗

Who pays?Airport System Consolidated 2011 Construction 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 July 7, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $268,095,360 paid to UNITED AIRLINES INC across 93 payment lines, FY2018–FY2026.

That is money already paid across all city business with this company — not the amount this item approves, and not a total for this contract.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260707-16 — data from official records via PlainDocket.