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19 • LegislativeCity of Houston (Harris County)

Ordinance 2026-0747

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

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (16 - 0)
“Ordinance 2026-0747”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Ordinance 2026-0747 ORDINANCE appropriating $525,000.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem Tax; approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract with GRADIENT GROUP, LLC for Street Rehabilitation Projects; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem Tax

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.1/10). 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).