What this office does
At-large members sit on the same City Council and do the same job as district members — enacting the city's ordinances, adopting and altering the annual budget, confirming the Mayor's appointments, and voting on bonds, contracts and spending over $50,000. The difference is who elects them: five of the 16 seats are elected at-large by all voters of the city, so every Houston voter helps choose all five.
Spent 34 years in law before council, including 27 years as a Harris County Assistant District Attorney. One of five council seats elected by every Houston voter, so you help choose this seat.
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What the record shows
Present at 36 of 36 council meetings the minutes place them on council (Oct 2025 – Oct 2026).
Recorded on 1301 of 1374 votes taken at those meetings.
What those votes were about
This ordinance sets the property tax rate for the City of Houston for the year 2026, establishing how ad valorem (property-based) taxes will be assessed, levied, and collected.
The Administration & Regulatory Affairs Department recommends designating the 1200 block of Arlington Street as a Residential Parking Permit Area.
The City Council is authorizing payment of recertification fees for Houston Fire Department firefighters to the Texas Commission on Fire Protection, totaling $381,513.00.
The City Council approved up to $542,563.00 to buy one submersible pump and two waste activated sludge pumps from Pump Solutions, Inc. through a cooperative purchasing program.
The city council is increasing the spending cap on an existing contract with Coit Cleaning & Restoration Services for pressure washing and paint restriping at Houston airports, raising the limit from $140,000.00 to $226,000.00.
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.