City staff proposed a package of amendments to Chapter 44 that would require a municipal-wage floor, prevailing construction pay, workers' compensation, health-benefit certification, apprenticeship thresholds and stronger compliance tools for tax abatement agreements.

City staff described a proposed local tax abatement to support Owens Corning Roofing and Asphalt LLC’s plan to add a US-only manufacturing line in Houston; the company pledged roughly $39 million investment, 75 new FTE jobs by 2028 and a $25/hour minimum for new hires. The public hearing closed with council requesting compliance reporting when the

Assistant Director Jennifer Curley updated the Economic Development Committee on Houstons financial policies, the tax-abatement program and Chapter 380 agreements, noting reporting requirements, active abatements, and incorporation of community benefits into some deals. Councilmembers asked for clearer verification of company-provided job and cost

Owens Corning proposes a roughly $39 million investment at a Houston facility that would retain 105 jobs and create 75 new jobs; staff recommended a local tax abatement as the local match to a $750,000 Texas Enterprise Fund award and outlined a projected city abatement cap of about $1.36 million over 10 years.