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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-09-22

The City of Houston is giving up its ownership of a 12-foot-wide alley (about 1,440 square feet) in Sunset Heights, running from East 29th Street north to the I-610 feeder road, and transferring it to the neighboring property owner, Panjwani Energy Properties, LLC. In exchange, Panjwani Energy Properties, LLC will pay the City $108,000.00.

What it means for you

This alley in Sunset Heights will no longer be public property — it will become part of the land owned by Panjwani Energy Properties, LLC. Residents in the area will no longer have a public alley there.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0818 but records no vote count. Official agenda of September 22, 2026, with notes of action taken.

Housing & zoning — see all →Sunset Heights, East 29th St to I-610 feeder road

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 ↗

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

Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$108,000minutes ↗
Who benefits?Panjwani Energy Properties, LLCminutes ↗
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 22, 2026 meeting — Adopted.official record ↗
The official caption doesn't name who pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260922-32 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

The City of Houston is giving up its ownership of a 12-foot-wide alley (about 1,440 square… — PlainDocket