PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-07-14

The City Council adopted an ordinance authorizing the issuance of Airport System Revenue Obligations (bonds repaid with airport revenues) and setting the legal terms, security arrangements, and covenants governing those bonds.

What it means for you

The city is borrowing money through bonds backed by Houston airport revenues to fund airport system needs; residents do not repay these bonds through taxes, but the financial health of Houston's airports is affected.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Mayor Whitmire absent. Ordinance 2026-0612, official minutes of July 14, 2026.

Airports — see all →Houston Airport System

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.

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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

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 14, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

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Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260714-14 — data from official records via PlainDocket.