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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-09-22

The city council approved an agreement with Harris County to jointly carry out the Alief Forest South Drainage and Paving Project.

What it means for you

Residents in the Alief Forest South area of District F may see drainage and street paving improvements as a result of this partnership between the city and Harris County.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0823 but records no vote count. Official agenda of September 22, 2026, with notes of action taken.

Drainage & flooding — see all →Alief Forest South

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
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Quick answersfrom the official record
Who's paid?Alief Forest South Drainage and Paving Projectminutes ↗
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 a dollar amount or which fund pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260922-33 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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