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Houston City Council approved about $10.5 million for Tanner Road, about $9 million more for the Eddington Lift Station and a sewer cleaning contract worth up to $11.6 million on October 14.

Houston City Council voted unanimously on October 14 to adopt a city property tax rate of 51.9190 cents per $100 of taxable value for 2026, the same rate as last year. Kingwood is inside Houston city limits, so the rate applies here.

Houston Public Media reports that records obtained through a public records request detail more than 100 interactions between the Houston Police Department and ICE from April through June, under a quarterly reporting requirement that survived a walked back city ordinance.

Council passed an ordinance October 7 letting the city work with Cushman and Wakefield to sell 611 Walker and 1200 Travis. No sale has been agreed and no price has been set.

A $48 million regional homelessness initiative funded by private philanthropists was announced at Houston City Hall on Wednesday, with $34 million committed so far and a self-imposed 90 day deadline to move people into housing.

Houston City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to turn 12.22 acres of city-owned land at 10301 Stella Link Road into Braes Park, a 144-home community with about 89 homes priced from $210,000 to $300,000.

Houston City Council approved about $2.5 million on September 30 for traffic signals, sidewalk, crosswalk and ADA ramp work in District C, on a 400 day contract targeted for completion in November 2027.

Houston City Council Member Alejandra Salinas has proposed attaching wage and benefit conditions to city tax abatements, including prevailing wages for construction workers and health insurance for project employees. The council has not voted on it.