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28 • LegislativeCity of Houston (Harris County)

Ordinance 2026-0647

Presented in: City of Houston City Council Meeting (July 21, 2026) on 2026-07-21
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 6.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (16 - 0)
“Ordinance 2026-0647”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Ordinance 2026-0647 ORDINANCE appropriating $18,591,154.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing contract with INDUSTRIAL TX CORP to provide Construction Services for Ground Water Facility, Re-Pump Station, HVAC, and Ventilation System Improvements Package No. 3; setting a deadline for bidder to submit post -bid documents and holding the bidder in default if it fails to meet the deadline; providing funding for Testing Services, CIP Cost Recovery, and Contingencies DISTRICTS A - PECK; B - JACKSON; E - FLICKINGER; F - THOMAS and G - HUFFMAN

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).