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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-08-11

The City Council is authorizing the acquisition of property interests in twelve parcels of land needed to build an 8-inch waterline along Ryewater Drive and the I-45 Frontage Road. The city may acquire these parcels by gift, dedication, purchase, or eminent domain.

What it means for you

This item allows the city to secure the land rights needed to install a new water pipe in District D, which could affect property owners along Ryewater Drive and the I-45 Frontage Road whose land may be purchased or subject to eminent domain.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0694 but records no vote count. Official agenda of August 11, 2026, with notes of action taken.

Utilities — see all →Ryewater Drive and I-45 Frontage Road, District D

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 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, who's paid, or which fund pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260811-47 — data from official records via PlainDocket.