Legislation Details

File #: 26-0406    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Asset Management Status: Passed
File created: 12/29/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 1/8/2026 Final action: 1/8/2026
Title: Request for approval of a Letter of Intent for the Proposed Lease of real property by Harris County to Advocates of a Latino Museum of Cultural and Visual Arts & Archive Complex in Houston, Harris County (ALMAAHH), a non-profit organization, to build a Latino arts and culture complex.
Primary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 2
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Commissioner Adrian Garcia

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Type of Request: Asset Management

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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a Letter of Intent for the Proposed Lease of real property by Harris County to Advocates of a Latino Museum of Cultural and Visual Arts & Archive Complex in Houston, Harris County (ALMAAHH), a non-profit organization, to build a Latino arts and culture complex.
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Background and Discussion:

Expected Impact:
The Museum will showcase and accelerate Latino culture and arts by creating opportunities locally and nationally, while promoting understanding of Latinos, elevating Houston as the national center of Latino culture, education, and economic prosperity.
The County finds that the Museum will support local economic development, including by (1) stimulating, encouraging, and developing business location and


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County Strategic Plan Goal: 3. Make our economy more inclusive.
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