ON THE AGENDAHouston City Council · 2026-10-20

This item was tagged (postponed) by Council Members Flickinger, Castex-Tatum, Davis, and Carter. It would have asked the City Council to amend the city's tax abatement rules, including updated guidelines for tax abatement agreements and a new provision for infill development applications.

What it means for you

If approved, the revised rules would govern how the city enters into tax abatement agreements, and a new subsection would establish criteria specifically for infill development applications.

Outcome

On the October 20, 2026 council agenda. Outcome pending minutes processing.

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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.
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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. Taken up at the October 20, 2026 meeting — outcome pending minutes processing.official record ↗

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