Fourth Ward Redevelopment Authority (the “Authority”) is a non-profit local government corporation created by and operating on behalf of the City of Houston and administers Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Fourteen, City of Houston, Texas (“TIRZ #14”).

The Authority was created by Houston’s City Council on June 9, 1999, to aid assist and act on behalf of the City in the performance of its governmental function for the common good and general welfare of the area included in Reinvestment Zone Number Fourteen, City of Houston, Texas to promote, develop, encourage and maintain housing, educational facilities, employment, commerce and economic development in the City.

The Authority is governed by a Board of nine Directors with six appointed by Houston’s Mayor and City Council, one appointed by the HISD Board of Trustees, One by Senator Rodney Ellis and one by Representative Garnet Coleman.