8 • LegislativeCity of Houston (Harris County)

Ordinance 2026-0736

Presented in: City of Houston City Council Meeting (August 25, 2026) on 2026-08-25

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 6.7/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (16 - 0)

“Ordinance 2026-0736”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Ordinance 2026-0736 ORDINANCE appropriating $500,000.00 out of Public Health Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing first amendment to contract with STRUCTURE TONE SOUTHWEST LLC to provide Construction Manager At Risk Services for Holcombe Lab Expansion Project - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.7/10). 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).