PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-07-07

The city council authorized Houston to apply for a federal Project Safe Neighborhoods grant through the Texas Governor's Office for fiscal year 2027. The ordinance also allows the city director to sign, accept, and spend any grant funds awarded.

What it means for you

If the grant is awarded, it would fund public safety initiatives aimed at reducing violent crime in Houston. Residents are not directly required to do anything, but could benefit from any resulting crime-reduction programs.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0590 but records no vote count. Official agenda of July 7, 2026, with notes of action taken.

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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

Which fund?Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office - Criminal Justice Division, if the grant is awarded.minutes ↗

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 ↗

The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or who's paid — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260707-23 — data from official records via PlainDocket.