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32 • LegislativeCity of Houston (Harris County)

Ordinance 2026-0818

Presented in: City of Houston City Council Meeting (September 22, 2026) on 2026-09-22
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 6.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (16 - 0)
“Ordinance 2026-0818”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Ordinance 2026-0818 ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of a 12-foot-wide alley, from East 29th Street north to the Interstate 610 Loop Feeder Road, comprising ±1,440 square feet of land located within Block 6 of Sunset Heights Subdivision, out of the John Austin Survey, Abstract No. 1 (Parcel SY24- 076); vacating and abandoning the ally to PANJWANI ENERGY PROPERTIES, LLC , the abutting property owner, in consideration of its payment to the City in the cash amount of $108,000.00 and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT H - CASTILLO

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).