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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-09-09

The council approved a dedicated bank account to receive and spend a Texas Water Development Board grant, and authorized a formal grant agreement between the City of Houston and the Texas Water Development Board for drainage and paving improvements in the Spring Shadows area.

What it means for you

This sets up the legal and financial framework for grant funds to be used on drainage and paving improvements in the Spring Shadows neighborhood, which is in District A.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Martinez absent. Ordinance 2026-0775, official minutes of September 9, 2026.

Drainage & flooding — see all →Spring Shadows

Official sources

Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

These are the official minutes — the narrative record of what happened at the meeting, including the vote on each item.

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 ↗

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.

Quick answersfrom the official record
Who's paid?City of Houston (grant recipient); Spring Shadows drainage and paving improvementsminutes ↗
Which fund?Texas Water Development Board Grant 21928minutes ↗
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 9, 2026 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260909-11 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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