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Houston

CITY
~2.3M residents · Mayor · city council
★★★★★93 / 100above avg TX cities
Operating within capacity
Reserves at 40% of operations
FY25 Budget
$4.98B
40.0% vs FY24
Tax Rate
$0.5192 / $100
Per $100
Debt / Resident
$6,689
houstontx.gov

Overview Briefing

Official Name
Houston
Entity Type
CITY
Jurisdiction
City
Service Area
City governance and municipal taxation at this address
Fiscal Year
FY25
Governing Body
Council Member: Abbie Kamin
Last Verified Update
FY25

What’s Available Here

Budget & Finance: 2/2Meetings: 1/1Maps & Boundaries: 1/1Permits & Service: 2/2Safety & Justice: 2/2
FY25 Budget
$4.98B
40.0% vs FY24
Contracts Data
Available Here
Procurement coverage
Boundary Map Data
Available Here
GIS / boundaries
Source Coverage
13/14
Categories available
Latest Meeting
Date pending
Houston agenda portal
Agenda Records
333
Jurisdiction-ready feed
Transparency Stars
2
Traditional Finances · Debt Obligations
Population
2,296,253
ACS 2022
Median HH Income
$60,440
ACS 2022
Civic Score Layer
25.0
Civic Intelligence
Data Availability by Category (Audit Reference)
CategoryStatusSourceAs of
Budget & FinancialsAvailable Herehoustontx.govFY25
Spending & PayrollAvailable Herehoustontx.govFY25
Contracts & ProcurementAvailable Herehoustontx.govFY25
Meetings & AgendasAvailable Herehoustontx.govFY25
GIS / BoundariesAvailable Herehoustontx.govFY25
PermitsAvailable Herehoustontx.govFY25
Service RequestsAvailable Herehoustontx.govFY25
ElectionsAvailable Herehoustontx.govFY25
Courts & JailAvailable Herehoustontx.govFY25
Property AppraisalAvailable Herehoustontx.govFY25
Public SafetyAvailable Herehoustontx.govFY25
Economic DevelopmentAvailable Herehoustontx.govFY25
Parks & RecreationAvailable Herehoustontx.govFY25
UtilitiesNot Publichoustontx.govFY25

Recent Meetings

Houston agenda portalDate Pending
Houston · Date pending
Check the official agenda portal for posted meetings

Latest Updates

FY25 source snapshot loaded
FY25 Budget 40.0% vs FY24
Open data refresh for city records