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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Closed session under Texas Government Code sections 551.004-551.089
Board will meet in closed session for purposes authorized by Texas Open Meetings Act. Specific topics listed include personnel matters, legal matters, and superintendent duties.
Oct 22, 2026 agenda, item s12: the agenda's words
• Recess to Closed Session under Sections 551.004 through 551.089 of the Texas Government Code for the Purposes Listed in this Notice
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Deletion of Board Policy CNC(LOCAL), Transportation Safety—First Reading
Removes policy governing transportation management and safety procedures.
Oct 8, 2026 agenda, item 30.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Deletion Of Board Policy CNC(LOCAL), Transportation Management: Transportation Safety-First Reading
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Deletion of Board Policy FNCG(LOCAL), Student Conduct: Weapons—First Reading
Removes policy addressing student conduct violations related to weapons possession.
Oct 8, 2026 agenda, item 21.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Deletion Of Board Policy FNCG(LOCAL), Student Conduct: Weapons-First Reading
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Deletion of Board Policy FNCF(LOCAL), Student Alcohol and Drug Use—First Reading
Removes policy addressing student conduct violations related to alcohol and drug use.
Oct 8, 2026 agenda, item 20.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Deletion Of Board Policy FNCF(LOCAL), Student Conduct: Alcohol And Drug Use-First Reading
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Approval of vendor awards for purchases of $1,000,000 or more
Consent agenda approval of multiple vendor contract awards each valued at $1,000,000 or more. Taxpayers are affected through district expenditures.
Oct 8, 2026 agenda, item 22.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Vendor Awards For Purchases Which Cost $1,000,000 Or More
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Deletion of Board Policy EHAC(LOCAL), Required Instruction Secondary—First Reading
Removes policy governing secondary required instruction course requirements.
Oct 8, 2026 agenda, item 10.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Deletion Of Board Policy EHAC(LOCAL), Basic Instructional Program: Required Instruction (Secondary)-First Reading
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Deletion of Board Policy EHAD(LOCAL), Elective Instruction—First Reading
Removes policy governing basic instructional program elective course requirements.
Oct 8, 2026 agenda, item 11.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Deletion Of Board Policy EHAD(LOCAL), Basic Instructional Program: Elective Instruction-First Reading
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Revisions to Board Policy FDA(LOCAL), Interdistrict Transfers—First Reading
Changes to policy governing student admissions and interdistrict transfer procedures.
Oct 8, 2026 agenda, item 13.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To FDA(LOCAL), Admissions: Interdistrict Transfers-First Reading
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Deletion of Board Policy FNCD(LOCAL), Student Tobacco Use and Possession—First Reading
Removes policy addressing student tobacco use and possession conduct violations.
Oct 8, 2026 agenda, item 19.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Deletion Of Board Policy FNCD(LOCAL), Student Conduct: Tobacco Use And Possession-First Reading
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Revisions to Board Policy BBG(LOCAL), Board Member Compensation and Expenses—First Reading
Changes to policy governing board member compensation and expense allowances.
Oct 8, 2026 agenda, item 9.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy BBG(LOCAL), Board Members: Compensation and Expenses-First Reading
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Revisions to Board Policy EHBB(LOCAL), Gifted and Talented Students—Second Reading
Changes to policy governing gifted and talented student program requirements and procedures.
Oct 8, 2026 agenda, item 12.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy EHBB(LOCAL), Special Programs: Gifted And Talented Students-Second Reading
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Creation of Board Policy FOD(LOCAL), Student Discipline: Expulsion—Second Reading
New policy establishing procedures for student expulsion disciplinary actions.
Oct 8, 2026 agenda, item 15.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Creation Of Board Policy FOD(LOCAL), Student Discipline: Expulsion-Second Reading
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Creation of Board Policy FOC(LOCAL), Placement in Disciplinary Alternative Education—Second Reading
New policy establishing procedures for student placement in disciplinary alternative education settings.
Oct 8, 2026 agenda, item 14.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Creation Of Board Policy FOC(LOCAL), Student Discipline: Placement In A Disciplinary Alternative Education Setting-Second Reading
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Deletion of Board Policy DJ(LOCAL), Employee Recognition and Rewards—Second Reading
Removes policy regarding employee recognition and rewards programs.
Oct 8, 2026 agenda, item 26.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Deletion Of Board Policy DJ(LOCAL), Employee Recognition And Rewards-Second Reading
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Revisions to Board Policy DC(LOCAL), Employment Practices—First Reading
Changes to employment practices policy. Becomes effective immediately upon approval if board discretion is exercised.
Oct 8, 2026 agenda, item 25.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Revisions to Board Policy DC(LOCAL), Employment Practices-First Reading
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Deletion and creation of Board Policies DP, DPA, DPB on Personnel Positions—First Reading
Deletes Board Policy DP(LOCAL) and creates new policies DPA(LOCAL) and DPB(LOCAL) to separate principal and other personnel position classifications.
Oct 8, 2026 agenda, item 24.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Deletion Of Board Policy DP(LOCAL), Personnel Positions, And Proposed Creation Of Board Policies DPA(LOCAL), Personnel Positions: Principals, And DPB(LOCAL), Personnel Positions: Other Personnel Positions-First Reading
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Revisions to Board Policy FFF(LOCAL), Student Safety—Second Reading
Changes to student safety policy. Becomes effective immediately upon approval if board discretion is exercised.
Oct 8, 2026 agenda, item 28.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy FFF(LOCAL), Student Welfare: Student Safety-Second Reading
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Revisions to Board Policy CW(LOCAL), Naming Facilities—Second Reading
Changes to policy governing facility naming procedures. Becomes effective immediately upon approval if board discretion is exercised.
Oct 8, 2026 agenda, item 27.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy CW(LOCAL), Naming Facilities-Second Reading
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Adoption of tax rate and levy of ad valorem taxes for tax year 2026
Resolution to adopt tax rate and levy ad valorem taxes for fiscal year 2026. Affects all property taxpayers in Houston ISD.
Oct 8, 2026 agenda, item 5.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Resolution Adopting Tax Rate And Levying Ad Valorem Taxes For Tax Year 2026
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Revisions to Board Policy EHBB(LOCAL), Gifted Students
Proposes revisions to the board policy on special programs for gifted and talented students. The policy changes will be acted upon on first reading and may become effective immediately.
Sep 10, 2026 agenda, item 12.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy EHBB(LOCAL), Special Programs: Gifted And Talented Students-First Reading
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Vendor Awards for Purchases of $1,000,000 or More
Approval of vendor awards for purchases costing $1,000,000 or more placed on the consent agenda without itemized detail disclosed in the notice.
Sep 10, 2026 agenda, item 15.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Vendor Awards For Purchases Which Cost $1,000,000 Or More
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Creation of Board Policy FOC(LOCAL), Disciplinary Alternative Education
Proposes creation of a new board policy governing placement of students in disciplinary alternative education settings. The policy will be acted upon on first reading and may become effective immediately.
Sep 10, 2026 agenda, item 8.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Creation Of Board Policy FOC(LOCAL), Student Discipline: Placement In A Disciplinary Alternative Education Setting-First Reading
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Creation of Board Policy FOD(LOCAL), Student Expulsion
Proposes creation of a new board policy governing student discipline through expulsion procedures. The policy will be acted upon on first reading and may become effective immediately.
Sep 10, 2026 agenda, item 9.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Creation Of Board Policy FOD(LOCAL), Student Discipline: Expulsion-First Reading
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Revisions to Board Policy FFF(LOCAL), Student Safety
Proposes revisions to the board policy on student welfare and student safety. The policy changes will be acted upon on first reading and may become effective immediately.
Sep 10, 2026 agenda, item 18.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy FFF(LOCAL), Student Welfare: Student Safety-First Reading
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Deletion of Board Policy DJ(LOCAL), Employee Recognition
Proposes to delete board policy DJ(LOCAL) regarding employee recognition and rewards. The deletion will be acted upon on first reading.
Sep 10, 2026 agenda, item 16.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Deletion Of Board Policy DJ(LOCAL), Employee Recognition And Rewards-First Reading
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Revisions to Board Policy CW(LOCAL), Naming Facilities
Proposes revisions to the board policy governing the naming of school facilities. The policy changes will be acted upon on first reading and may become effective immediately.
Sep 10, 2026 agenda, item 17.: the agenda's words
Approval Of Proposed Revisions To Board Policy CW(LOCAL), Naming Facilities-First Reading
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.