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VOTE COMING UPHouston City Council · 2026-09-09

The City Council is asked to approve an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad for the city's right to maintain and use an existing at-grade public road crossing where Broadway Street crosses Union Pacific's tracks (DOT Number 859550C) at milepost 5.21 on the Galveston Subdivision near Houston.

What it means for you

If approved, the city would have a formal legal agreement with Union Pacific Railroad governing the continued maintenance and use of the existing Broadway Street railroad crossing, allowing that public road crossing to remain in operation under agreed terms.

Outcome

Scheduled for the September 9, 2026 council meeting (ORDINANCES (CATEGORY) – NUMBER 10 through 21). No vote has happened yet.

Transportation — see all →Broadway Street at Union Pacific Galveston Subdivision Milepost 5.21, Houston

Official sources

Official meeting agenda — the full item list as posted ↗

This item is on the posted agenda for an upcoming meeting — no vote has happened yet. The agenda page lists every item and its attachments.

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 ↗

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Quick answersfrom the official record
Who benefits?Union Pacific Railroadagenda ↗
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 9, 2026 meeting — vote scheduled.agenda ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or who pays for it — full details in the official agenda ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-pg20260909-15 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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