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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-09-09

The council approved an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad allowing the city to maintain and use an existing at-grade road crossing where Broadway Street crosses Union Pacific's tracks (DOT Number 859550C) near Milepost 5.21 on the Galveston Subdivision.

What it means for you

This formalizes the legal arrangement governing the existing public road crossing at Broadway Street over Union Pacific railroad tracks, affecting drivers and residents who use that crossing in District I.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Council Member Martinez absent. Ordinance 2026-0779, official minutes of September 9, 2026.

Transportation — see all →Broadway Street at Union Pacific Galveston Subdivision Milepost 5.21, Houston, Harris County, TX

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 benefits?Union Pacific Railroad (as named party to the crossing agreement)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 9, 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-cs20260909-15 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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