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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-07-28

The City Council is authorizing Houston to apply for a grant from the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority under the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to fund the Houston Auto Crimes Task Force for FY2027.

What it means for you

If the grant is awarded, it would fund Houston's auto crimes task force, which works to reduce vehicle theft and related crimes affecting residents citywide.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0670 but records no vote count. Official agenda of July 28, 2026, with notes of action taken.

Public safety — see all →Citywide

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.

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 ↗

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Quick answersfrom the official record
Who's paid?Houston Auto Crimes Task Forceminutes ↗
Which fund?Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority under Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, 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 28, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260728-29 — data from official records via PlainDocket.