The renovation of Homer Ford Tennis Center is part of improvements planned for MacGregor Park in southeast Houston.
The City of Houston Parks and Recreation Center (HPARD) and the Houston Parks Board (HPB) announced that the 65-acre park received a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP) to support the renovation of the culturally significant park.
Managed by the National Park Service, ORLP provides matching grants to cities for park projects in economically underserved communities and is funded through the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The grant funds are leveraged through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Fund.
Last year, following a community-based master planning process, the Houston City Council approved a transformative investment for MacGregor Park.
The revitalization of MacGregor Park is aligned with HPB’s Strategic Plan to improve regional parks as destinations along the Bayou Greenways system. HPB will raise additional funds for the project. The design and construction of the project will be led by HPB and overseen by a standards committee comprised of representatives from the City of Houston, Kinder Foundation and HPARD. HPB and the project partners have started the design stage with construction estimated to begin in 2026.
The master plan calls for comprehensive updates including the renovation of the tennis center, which will become a state-of-the-art facility with enhanced tournament-hosting capabilities.
