The Fine Print: Houston
What they put in the agenda
Every agenda the site reads, from Commissioners Court and City Council to the port, the transit authority, the college districts and the school boards, is checked item by item. Anything that adds a rule, a fee, debt, surveillance or land control, or that happens behind closed doors, is logged here with the agenda's own words. Anything that cuts or repeals one is logged too, as a rollback.
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Approve Cool Chillers change order of $14,900 and final payment of $210,604.95
District approves Change Order #1 for $14,900 and final payment of $210,604.95 to E3 Entegral Solutions for the Cool Chillers project. District budget is affected.
Oct 19, 2026 agenda, item IX.I: the agenda's words
Discuss and consider approval of Change Order #1 in the amount of $14,900, acceptance of the Cool Chillers project, and approval of final payment to E3 Entegral Solutions, Inc. (E3) in the amount of $210,604.95 EXHIBIT - RB - SECO Cool Chillers Project Acceptance EXHIBIT BACKUP - RB - SECO Cool Chillers Project Acceptance
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Accept LoanStar project and approve final payment of $382,222.65
District accepts completed LoanStar energy efficiency project and approves final payment to E3 Entegral Solutions, Inc. of $382,222.65. District budget is affected.
Oct 19, 2026 agenda, item IX.E: the agenda's words
Discuss and consider acceptance of the LoanStar project, and approval of final payment to E3 Entegral Solutions, Inc. (E3) in the amount of $382,222.65 EXHIBIT - RB - SECO LoanStar Project Acceptance and Final Payment EXHIBIT BACKUP - RB - SECO LoanStar Project Acceptance and Final Payment
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Approve TRS ActiveCare healthcare benefits program participation
District approves participation in TRS ActiveCare healthcare benefits program effective September 1, 2027. This changes district employee healthcare costs and may affect district budget and employee benefits.
Oct 19, 2026 agenda, item IX.C: the agenda's words
Discuss and consider approval of the resolution to participate in TRS ActiveCare healthcare benefits program starting with the 2027-2028 school year effective September 1, 2027
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Purchase 800 Chromebooks from Dell for $299,944
District will purchase 800 Chromebooks from Dell for estimated $299,944. Taxpayers and the district budget are affected.
Oct 19, 2026 agenda, item IX.B: the agenda's words
Discuss and consider purchase approval of 800 Chromebooks from Dell for an estimated amount of $299,944 Exhibit Back up - Chrombooks US_Quote_3000206617448.1 (1) Exhibit - RB - Over $50K - Chromebooks - October 2026 (1) 10.19.26
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Adopt 2026-2027 tax levy with M&O and I&S rates totaling $1.1811
Crosby ISD adopts a tax rate of $1.1811 per $100 of taxable value, consisting of $0.7011 for Maintenance and Operations and $0.4800 for Interest and Sinking. This establishes the district's annual property tax rate.
Sep 21, 2026 agenda, item VIII.I: the agenda's words
Consider adopting the 2026-2027 Tax Levy Order and Resolution establishing a Maintenance and Operations (M&O) tax rate of $0.7011 and an Interest and Sinking (I&S) tax rate of $0.4800 for a total tax rate of $1.1811 EXHIBIT - RB - Tax Rate Adoption for 2026-2027 EXHIBIT BACKUP - RB - Tax Rate Adoption for 2026-2027 - Resolution EXHIBIT BACKUP - RB - Tax Rate Adoption for 2026-2027 - PowerPoint
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Approve debt service tax rate of $0.48 per $100 of taxable value
The district proposes a debt service tax rate of $0.48 per $100 of taxable value, which exceeds the statutory rate of $0.3616 by $0.1184. The excess revenue will be used for early redemption of debt. This rate generates revenue above the no-new-revenue rate.
Sep 21, 2026 agenda, item VIII.H: the agenda's words
Consider a proposed rate to pay debt service of $0.48 per $100 of taxable value be approved. This rate exceeds the district's debt service rate determined under Texas Education Code section 4.004(c)(5)(A)(ii)(b) of $0.3616 by $0.1184. The excess revenue collected from the proposed rate will be used for early redemption of debt EXHIBIT - RB - Proposed Rate to Pay Debt Service for 2026-2027
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Purchase seven school buses for $1,132,924
Crosby ISD will purchase five 77-passenger and two 54-passenger wheelchair-accessible school buses from Longhorn Bus Sales via BuyBoard contract for $1,132,924. This is a capital equipment purchase.
Sep 21, 2026 agenda, item VIII.E: the agenda's words
Consider purchase approval of five 77-passenger and two 54-passenger wheelchair accessible school buses for $1,132,924.00 from Longhorn Bus Sales via BuyBoard contract #722-23 Lemond Mitchell
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Approve SchoolComp workers' compensation administration fees
Crosby ISD will pay SchoolComp $80,631 for third-party workers' compensation administration and $65,773.44 for estimated excess premiums, totaling $146,404.44 for 2026-2027. This covers ongoing workers' compensation management services.
Sep 21, 2026 agenda, item VII.G: the agenda's words
Consider approval of SchoolComp management fees in the amount of $80,631 for 2026-2027 third-party workers' compensation administration and $65,773.44 for estimated excess premiums, for a total of $146,404.44 EXHIBIT - CA - Over $50K - SchoolComp Management Fee EXHIBIT BACKUP - CA - Over $50K - SchoolComp Management Fee
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Approve property tax appraisal fees to Harris Central Appraisal District
Crosby ISD will pay Harris Central Appraisal District an estimated $338,048 for annual property tax appraisal fees. This is a routine annual expense for tax appraisal services.
Sep 21, 2026 agenda, item VII.E: the agenda's words
Consider approval of annual Property Tax Appraisal Fees with Harris Central Appraisal District in the estimated amount of $338,048 EXHIBIT - CA - Over $50K - HCAD Appraisal District Fees EXHIBIT BACKUP - CA - Over $50K - HCAD Appraisal District Fees
Deed restrictions
Houston has no zoning; deed restrictions are what keep a business out of a neighborhood, and the city's Legal Department enforces them for neighborhoods. Complaints don't go through 311: they go to drcomplaints@houstontx.gov or the city's complaint form.
- Deed restriction cases reviewed and enforced by the city: 530 in 2024-25, an estimated 550 in 2025-26, and a target of 550 for 2026-27. Nuisance lawsuits handled: 15 in 2024-25, an estimated 10 in 2025-26. [City of Houston FY2027 budget, Legal Department]
- The city's list of reported deed restriction violations has not been updated since Oct. 20, 2015. [data.houstontx.gov]
Code enforcement
- 40% of the City of Houston's Neighborhoods code citations and 36% of Public Works citations were dismissed; the top reasons were "Nolle Prosequi" (the city dropped it), "Officer Not Present" and "Insufficient Evidence." Inspectors made 95,688 residential inspections from Jan. 1, 2024. [KPRC, Nov. 21, 2025]
- Code enforcement inspectors from Neighborhoods and Public Works have been merged into one Community Code Enforcement division in Houston Public Works. Targets for 2026-27: 13,500 weeded-lot cuts, 87% voluntary compliance, 325 demolitions. [City of Houston FY2027 budget, Neighborhoods]
- The Municipal Courts do not publish code citations and how each ended (fined, dismissed, deferred), and the city's code violation dataset was last updated in 2023.
Code and nuisance complaints to Houston 311, by type, and the average days each took to close, from the city's 311 extract.
| Case type | Cases | Closed | Average days to close |
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| Parking Violation | 1,175 | 643 | 6.3 |
| Traffic Signal Maintenance | 1,162 | 882 | 1.2 |
| Container Replacement | 984 | 945 | 1.4 |
| Weeds/Trash/Stagnant Water on Property | 950 | 88 | 5 |
| Trash Dumping or Illegal Dumpsite | 562 | 179 | 4.8 |
| Traffic Signs | 509 | 367 | 4 |
| New Resident Container | 494 | 471 | 1.3 |
| Building Code Violation | 403 | 337 | 2 |
| Container Repair | 340 | 311 | 1.3 |
| Heavy Trash Code Violation | 335 | 119 | 5.4 |
| Health Code | 261 | 25 | 5.7 |
| Junk Motor Vehicle - Private Property | 163 | 34 | 5.1 |
| Bandit Sign - Right of Way | 157 | 148 | 1.8 |
| Traffic Signals | 104 | 54 | 4.9 |
| Dangerous Buildings | 54 | 12 | 3.9 |
| MultiFamily Habitability Violation | 49 | 28 | 1.8 |
| Fire Code Complaint | 49 | 40 | 2.6 |
| Occupancy Violation | 38 | 36 | 2.4 |
| Container Placement | 25 | 3 | 4 |
| Graffiti on Private/Commercial Property | 12 | 4 | 4.5 |
| Drainage System Violation | 11 | 5 | 4.6 |
| Donation Box Violation | 8 | 6 | 2.1 |
| Sign Code Violation | 7 | 5 | 4.5 |
| Malfunctioning Railroad Signal | 4 | 0 | |
| Graffiti - ATT Telephone Equipment | 4 | 0 |
By council district: A 707 (2.5 days) · B 978 (2 days) · C 1,066 (3.1 days) · D 1,118 (2.6 days) · E 370 (2.2 days) · F 337 (3 days) · G 512 (2 days) · H 1,037 (2.7 days) · I 822 (2.7 days) · J 328 (3.1 days) · K 557 (4.1 days) ·
Ghosts in the machine
These cities pass ordinances, set tax rates and sign contracts, and none of it appears here: their agendas could not be read by machine in the last 90 days (scanned images, script-only pages, or no posted agendas). Unseen is not clean.
- 9,613 residents · Jacinto City (0 agendas read, 0 new items; newest agenda posted is for May 28, 2026)
- 4,385 residents · City of Hunters Creek Village Its website does not answer this site's public-records reader, and has since Oct 23, 2026. Its meeting agendas are public records the city must post under the Texas Open Meetings Act; nothing it approves can be shown here until it lets them be read.
- 3,704 residents · City of Taylor Lake Village Its website answers "forbidden" to this site's public-records reader, and has since Oct 23, 2026. Its meeting agendas are public records the city must post under the Texas Open Meetings Act; nothing it approves can be shown here until it lets them be read.
- 3,128 residents · City of Piney Point Village (0 agendas read, 0 new items)
- 816 residents · City of Hilshire Village (0 agendas read, 0 new items)
Scorecard, last 12 months
Points: New rules 3 · Money 4 · Surveillance 4 · Land control 3 · Strings attached 2 · Secrecy 2 · Rollback −3 · the same weights The Fine Print uses everywhere. The Fuckery Meter adds tax rates, consent agendas, closed sessions, missing notice and withheld records.