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36 • LegislativeCity of Houston (Harris County)

Ordinance 2026-0434

Presented in: City of Houston City Council Meeting (May 19, 2026) on 2026-05-19
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 6.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (16 - 0)
“Ordinance 2026-0434”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Ordinance 2026-0434 ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of 50 foot -wide Enoch Avenue, from Cambridge Street (platted as Holt Street) West ±315 feet, being adjacent to Blocks 88 and 89, within Knights Main Street Addition Section 2, out of the B.H. Freeling Survey, Abstract No. 270 (Parcel SY25-015); vacating and abandoning the said ±315 feet of 50 foot-wide Enoch Avenue to Victor George Real Estate Holdings, L.L.C., the abutting owner, in consideration of its payment to the City in the cash amount of $711,727.00 and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM NON CONSENT AGENDA - NUMBERS 37 MISCELLANEOUS

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.6/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.