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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-08-11

The Council approved applying for a federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant for fiscal year 2025, jointly with Harris County, and authorized city officials to submit the application, accept any awarded funds, and spend them.

What it means for you

If the grant is awarded, Houston and Harris County would receive federal justice assistance funding; residents may be affected by whatever public safety programs the grant supports, though no specific programs are named in this document.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0689 but records no vote count. Official agenda of August 11, 2026, with notes of action taken.

Public safety — see all →Houston / Harris County

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?City of Houston and Harris County (as joint applicants)minutes ↗
Which fund?Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, 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 August 11, 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-cs20260811-42 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

The Council approved applying for a federal Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant… — PlainDocket