PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-10-13

The City Council approved the issuance of special revenue bonds to fund terminal improvement projects for United Airlines at Houston's airport system. The ordinance also authorizes related lease amendments, trust agreements, and disclosure documents, and declares an emergency.

What it means for you

This item affects travelers and operations at Houston airports by financing terminal improvements for United Airlines; the bonds are repaid through the airline's lease arrangements, not general city taxes.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0885 but records no vote count. Official agenda of October 13, 2026, with notes of action taken.

Airports — see all →Houston Airport System

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.
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Quick answersfrom the official record

Who's paid?United Airlines, Inc.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 October 13, 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 ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $326,812,647 paid to UNITED AIRLINES INC across 95 payment lines, FY2018–FY2027.

That is money already paid across all city business with this company — not the amount this item approves, and not a total for this contract.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20261013-7 — data from official records via PlainDocket.