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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-07-14

The council approved agreements between the City of Houston, Harris County, a special reinvestment zone, and a local authority to bring Harris County into a tax reinvestment zone along the Old Spanish Trail and Almeda Corridors. These interlocal agreements formalize how Harris County participates in and contributes to that zone.

What it means for you

Harris County joining this reinvestment zone could direct more tax revenue into improvements along the Old Spanish Trail and Almeda Corridors area, potentially benefiting residents in that part of southeast Houston through infrastructure or economic development projects, though specific outcomes were not stated in the record.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Mayor Whitmire absent. Ordinance 2026-0615, official minutes of July 14, 2026.

Taxes & budget — see all →Old Spanish Trail / Almeda Corridors

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
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, all voting aye.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount, a beneficiary, or who pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260714-24 — data from official records via PlainDocket.