City Council, January 21, 2026
Approves Professional Engineering Services Contract Amendment - Walter P Moore
What happened
Houston City Council meeting focused heavily on winter storm preparation, with officials warning of severe cold (low 20s, wind chills in teens) and potential ice from Saturday afternoon through Tuesday morning.
- Jurisdiction
- Houston, TX
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- January 21, 2026
- Decisions
- 14 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved
Free sample: decision 1 of 14
Historic Landmark Designation - Greater Rose Hill Missionary Baptist Church
Ordinance designating property municipally known as Greater Rose Hill Missionary Baptist Church as a protected landmark within the City of Houston.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
Houston City Council meeting focused heavily on winter storm preparation, with officials warning of severe cold (low 20s, wind chills in teens) and potential ice from Saturday afternoon through Tuesday morning.
Key Decisions (14)
Historic Landmark Designation - Greater Rose Hill Missionary Baptist Church
Historic Landmark Designation - 828 West 20th Street (Greater Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church)
Historic Landmark Designation - 1707 Milford Street (West Edgemont Dream Home)
Historic Landmark Designation - 1505 Alamo Street (Valente Disson House)
Historic Landmark Designation - 1507 Alamo Street (Valente Disson House)
Historic Landmark Designation - 5319 Institute Lane (Allen and Hattie Greenhouse)
Street Abandonment - Gallo Drive and Spellman Road
Spring Shadows Drainage Grant Application
Municipal Setting Designation - 6505 Foster Street
Professional Engineering Services Contract Amendment - Walter P Moore
COPS Hiring Program Grant Application
Neary Contract Retainage Payment
TIRZ Budget Item 14
Southwest TIRZ Budget Item 16
Development Activity (5)
Gessner and Westview Vacant Apartment Complex Demolition
Infrastructure
Dairy Ashford Sidewalk Replacement
Infrastructure
Hackberry Park Detention Project
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
City investing heavily in flooding mitigation with $15 million Hackberry…
Housing Demand
Acres Home community identified as having highest infant mortality and…
Sentiment
Council members expressed concern about TIRZ transparency, with $770,000 Ernst…
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