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44 • LegislativeCity of Houston (Harris County)

Ordinance 2026-0849

Presented in: City of Houston City Council Meeting (September 29, 2026) on 2026-09-29
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 6.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (16 - 0)
“Ordinance 2026-0849”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Ordinance 2026-0849 ORDINANCE appropriating $400,000.00 out of Library Special Revenue Fund for Houston Public Library’s Administration of Adult Literacy Services for FY27 through Mayor’s Office for Adult Literacy TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN This was Item 15 on Agenda of September 23, 2026 MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS - Council Member Castillo first AGENDA - SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 - PAGE 8 ALL ORDINANCES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS AND TO BE PASSED ON ONE READING UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ARTICLE VII, SECTION 7, CITY CHARTER NOTE - WHENEVER ANY AGENDA ITEM, WHETHER OR NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, IS NOT

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).