PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-09-29

The Planning & Development Department recommends that City Council approve changes to Houston's 2026 Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan (MTFP) and authorize publishing the updated plan as an official map.

What it means for you

The updated road and freeway plan, once approved and published, becomes the official guiding document for how major streets and freeways in Houston are designated and planned.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Motion 2026-0550 but records no vote count. Official agenda of September 29, 2026, with notes of action taken.

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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.

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 decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Planning & Development Department brought it forward. Taken up at the September 29, 2026 meeting — Adopted.official record ↗

The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount, a beneficiary, or who pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260929-4 — data from official records via PlainDocket.