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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-08-09

The city is setting aside $2,048,404.58 from the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and entering into an agreement with the East Downtown Redevelopment Authority to reconstruct Emancipation Avenue (from St. Joseph Parkway to Texas Avenue) and Polk Street as a Phase II project.

What it means for you

Residents and commuters in the East Downtown area can expect street and utility reconstruction work along Emancipation Avenue and Polk Street under this funded agreement.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0780 but records no vote count. Official agenda of August 9, 2026, with notes of action taken.

Utilities — see all →Emancipation Avenue (St. Joseph Pkwy to Texas Ave) & Polk Street, East Downtown

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
How much?$2,048,405minutes ↗
Who benefits?East Downtown Redevelopment Authorityminutes ↗
Who pays?Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fundminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the August 9, 2026 meeting — Adopted.official record ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260809-16 — data from official records via PlainDocket.