20 • LegislativeCity of Houston (Harris County)

Ordinance 2026-0577

Presented in: City of Houston City Council Meeting (June 23, 2026) on 2026-06-23

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 6.6/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (16 - 0)

“Ordinance 2026-0577”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Ordinance 2026-0577 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing third amendment to contract between City of Houston and PERDUE, BRANDON, FIELDER, COLLINS & MOTT, LLP and GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP , functioning as a Joint Venture for Collection of Delinquent Ad Valorem Taxes

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).