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VOTE COMING UPHouston City Council · 2026-11-04

The City Council is asked to approve depositing the amount awarded by Special Commissioners into the court registry, along with all court costs, as part of an eminent domain case against Timber Cove Properties, LLC and others to acquire land for the Sergio Ivan Rodriguez Memorial Pedestrian Bridge Project.

What it means for you

If approved, the city would formally pay the court-determined award amount into the court registry to satisfy the legal requirements of the eminent domain proceeding, moving the land acquisition for the pedestrian bridge project forward.

Outcome

Scheduled for the November 4, 2026 council meeting (PROPERTY (CATEGORY) – NUMBER 9). No vote has happened yet.

Transportation — see all →District I – Martinez (Parcel AY26-061)

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's paid?Timber Cove Properties, LLC, et alagenda ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. City Attorney brought it forward. Taken up at the November 4, 2026 meeting — vote scheduled.agenda ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or which fund pays for it — full details in the official agenda ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-pg20261104-9 — data from official records via PlainDocket.