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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-07-14

The Council approved applying for a state grant from the Texas Water Development Board's Water Supply and Infrastructure Grant program and authorized the Director of Houston Public Works to handle the application process.

What it means for you

If the grant is awarded, it would provide state funding to support Houston's water supply and infrastructure; no specific dollar amount or project location was stated in the item.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Mayor Whitmire absent. Ordinance 2026-0621, official minutes of July 14, 2026.

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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 gives?Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Water Supply and Infrastructure Grant (WSIG) Program, 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. Houston Public Works brought it forward. Taken up at the July 14, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or who receives it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260714-30 — data from official records via PlainDocket.