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26 • LegislativeCity of Houston (Harris County)

Ordinance 2026-0405

Presented in: City of Houston City Council Meeting (May 12, 2026) on 2026-05-12
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 6.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (16 - 0)
“Ordinance 2026-0405”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Ordinance 2026-0405 ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of a 10 foot-wide sanitary sewer easement, situated in the Samuel M. Wiliams, Abstract No. 87, Harris County, Texas; abandoning the easement to MICHELE A. EMMONS, now known as MICHELE A. EMMONS MADRID, and JASON MADRID, the abutting owners, in consideration of their cash payment to the City of $2,800.00 and conveyance to the City of a 15 foot -wide sanitary sewer easement, also situated in the Samuel M . Williams, Abstract No. 87, Harris County, Texas, and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT I - MARTINEZ AGENDA - MAY 13, 2026 - PAGE 5 ORDINANCES - continued

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.4/10). 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).