PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-09-01

The City of Houston is updating its agreement with Harris County, Reinvestment Zone Number Sixteen, and the Uptown Redevelopment Authority to allow Harris County to formally participate in the zone and help fund capital projects and their maintenance under Texas Tax Code Chapter 311.

What it means for you

This amended agreement governs how Harris County contributes to funding construction and upkeep of capital projects within the Uptown tax reinvestment zone, affecting residents and businesses in districts A, C, G, and J.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0759 but records no vote count. Official agenda of September 1, 2026, with notes of action taken.

Taxes & budget — see all →Uptown Houston (Reinvestment Zone Number Sixteen)

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.

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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?Reinvestment Zone Number Sixteen, City of Houston, Texas; Harris County, Texas; Uptown Redevelopment Authorityminutes ↗

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-cs20260901-21 — data from official records via PlainDocket.