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17 • LegislativeCity of Houston (Harris County)

Ordinance 2026-0746

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 • 6.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (16 - 0)
“Ordinance 2026-0746”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Ordinance 2026-0746 ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity for the acquisition of real property interests in connection with the Public Improvement Project known as the Water Line Rehabilitation in Central Park and Magnolia Park Subdivisions I Project; authorizing the acquisition of fee simple or easement interest in nineteen parcels of land required for the project and situated in the Samuel M. Williams Survey, Abstract 87, and the John R. Harris Survey, Abstract 27, Harris County, Texas, by gift, dedication, purchase and the use of eminent domain and further authorizing payment of the costs of such purchases and/or eminent domain proceedings and associated costs for Relocation Assistance, Appraisal Fees, Title Policies/Services, Recording Fees , Court Costs, and Expert Witness Fees in connection with the acquisition of fee simple or easement interest to the

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.7/10). 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).