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61 • LegislativeCity of Houston (Harris County)

Motion 2026-0467 – Set to August 26, 2026

Presented in: City of Houston City Council Meeting (August 11, 2026) on 2026-08-11
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (16 - 0)
“Motion 2026-0467”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Motion 2026-0467 – Set to August 26, 2026 MOTION TO SET A PUBLIC HE ARING DATE regarding Reauthorization of the City’s Tax Abatement Ordinance HEARING DATE - 9:00 A.M. - WEDNESDAY - AUGUST 26, 2026 MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS - Council Member Peck first ALL ORDINANCES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS AND TO BE PASSED ON ONE READING UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ARTICLE VII, SECTION 7, CITY CHARTER NOTE - WHENEVER ANY AGENDA ITEM, WHETHER OR NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, IS NOT READY FOR COUNCIL ACTION AT THE TIME IT IS REACHED ON THE AGENDA, THAT ITEM SHALL BE PLACED AT THE END OF THE AGENDA FOR ACTION BY COUNCIL WHEN ALL

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.3/10). 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).