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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-08-18

The Finance Department is asking City Council to receive the 2026 property appraisal roll data, certify the expected tax collection rate, and appoint two named individuals to calculate and publish the city's required tax rate notices under state law.

What it means for you

This is a required annual step in setting Houston's property tax rates; it directly affects all Houston property taxpayers by determining the baseline figures used before the council sets the final tax rate.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Motion 2026-0474 but records no vote count. Official agenda of August 18, 2026, with notes of action taken.

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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?LaToya Stephenson and Alma Tamborellominutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Finance Department brought it forward. Taken up at the August 18, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or what they're being appointed to — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260818-1 — data from official records via PlainDocket.