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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-09-01

The council approved the East Downtown Redevelopment Authority's operating budget for fiscal year 2027 and a capital improvement plan budget for fiscal years 2027–2031.

What it means for you

This sets the spending plan for the East Downtown tax reinvestment zone, affecting residents and businesses in the East Downtown area covered by Districts H and I.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0771 but records no vote count. Official agenda of September 1, 2026, with notes of action taken.

Taxes & budget — see all →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
Who benefits?East Downtown Redevelopment Authority on behalf of Reinvestment Zone Number Fifteen, City of Houston, Texas (East Downtown Zone)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 September 1, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or who pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260901-18 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

The council approved the East Downtown Redevelopment Authority's operating budget for… — PlainDocket