21 • LegislativeCity of Houston (Harris County)

Ordinance 2026-0303

Presented in: City of Houston City Council Meeting (April 07, 2026) on 2026-04-07

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 6.6/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (16 - 0)

“Ordinance 2026-0303”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Ordinance 2026-0303 ORDINANCE appropriating $745,854.80 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem Tax; approving and authorizing contract with COBB, FENDLEY & ASSOCIATES, INC to provide Professional Engineering Services for Bissonnet Corridor Safe Streets Project - DISTRICTS C - KAMIN; F - THOMAS and J - POLLARD

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.6/10). 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).