The Brief Houston City Council passed the $7.5 billion FY2027 budget on Wednesday 15-1. The centerpieces of the budget proposal Whitmire laid out in May are two "modernization" fees designed to generate over $200 million in annual revenue. Multiple council members noted they are holding the Mayor strictly to his word, with Council Member Amy Peck threatening a future ordinance to revoke the $5 fee if residents do not see immediate, tangible improvements to the city's broken infrastructure.