A seven-member board takes the reins of TIRZ 25 — bringing professional expertise and public accountability to southwest Houston’s reinvestment future.
Less than three months after Houston City Council designated TIRZ 25, the zone now has the leadership to move it forward.
Today, Council confirmed a seven-member board of directors to govern the Hiram Clarke/Fort Bend Houston Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone. The vote transforms the zone from a financing mechanism on paper into a publicly governed body with real leadership and real accountability.
District K Council Member Larry Green, the driving force behind TIRZ 25 since its earliest planning stages, championed the board’s formation as a critical next step toward giving this community control over its own reinvestment.
The confirmed board:
- Theadore Andrews — Position 2, designated as Chair. A practicing attorney with over 35 years of legal experience.
- Rosemary Capetillo — Position 1. A seasoned banking professional.
- George Anderson — Position 3. An accomplished church administrator.
- Linda Scurlock — Position 4. A distinguished community leader.
- Homer Clark — Position 5. A certified CPA accountant.
- Kevin Riles — Position 6. An established real estate broker.
- Horace Allison — Position 7 (Fort Bend County Appointee). A skilled architect and housing professional.
Positions 1 through 6 are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council. Position 7 is appointed by Fort Bend County — reflecting the zone’s cross-county geography spanning both Harris and Fort Bend counties. All directors will serve staggered terms, a structure designed to ensure continuity and stability from the start.
The board’s composition is intentional. Banking, law, real estate, architecture, accounting, community leadership — each skillset maps directly to the work ahead: issuing bonds, managing construction contracts, negotiating with developers and delivering public infrastructure improvements across southwest Houston.
“The TIRZ Board of Directors consists of a competent group of individuals whose professional skill sets will add leadership value toward implementing the TIRZ project plan,” Council Member Green states.
The board is expected to convene its inaugural meeting in the coming weeks, with Chairman Andrews presiding. All meetings will be open to the public.
Council Member Green has framed the confirmation as a turning point for southwest Houston — a community where tax dollars have long flowed outward while infrastructure improvements were deferred for years, sometimes decades. With a confirmed board now in place, the zone has the governance structure to begin addressing the TIRZ 25 Project Plan directly.
“With the confirmation of the newly appointed Board of Directors, the Hiram Clarke/Fort Bend Houston TIRZ can begin to address its project plan,” Green says. “This is a HUGE victory for the constituents of Hiram Clarke and Fort Bend Houston that will lead to a big impact for years to come.”
Seven names. One vote. Public governance for TIRZ 25 begins now.