VOTE COMING UPHouston City Council · 2026-11-04

The City Council is asked to approve an ordinance authorizing the issuance of new Combined Utility System First Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds to refinance certain existing utility debt, including authorizing the Mayor and City Controller to set the final amounts, interest rates, and terms, and approving related agreements for escrow, paying agents, and bond purchase.

What it means for you

If approved, the city would sell refunding bonds to pay off certain existing Combined Utility System debt obligations, potentially adjusting the debt repayment terms for the utility system that serves Houston residents; this item depends on passage of Item 15a.

Outcome

Scheduled for the November 4, 2026 council meeting (ORDINANCES (CATEGORY) – NUMBERS 15 through 47). No vote has happened yet.

Utilities — see all →City of Houston — Combined Utility System

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.

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. Taken up at the November 4, 2026 meeting — vote scheduled.agenda ↗

The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount, who's paid, or which fund pays for it — full details in the official agenda ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-pg20261104-17 — data from official records via PlainDocket.