DepartmentHouston City Council

Police

4 items where Houston City Council's official record names Police as the department bringing it forward.

Grouped from the department name each item's own record states — not an org chart, and not every item names a department (most don't), so this isn't a complete list of everything that department has done.

Items

PASSED2026-03-24Public safety

The City Council approved applying for a state grant from the Texas Office of the Governor to fund the Houston Police Department's Internet Crimes Against Children program for fiscal year 2027. The ordinance also authorizes the HPD Chief to submit the application, accept any awarded funds, and spend them.

PASSED2026-03-24Contracts & spending

The City Council approved applying for a solid waste grant through the Houston-Galveston Area Council for fiscal year 2026-27, and authorized the Houston Police Department chief to handle the application, accept the funds, and spend them if awarded.

ON THE AGENDA2026-03-24Public safety

The Council is voting on an ordinance to apply for a state grant from the Texas Office of the Governor to fund violent gang crime suppression efforts in the Northeast and Westside Houston areas for fiscal year 2027. It also authorizes the Houston Police Department chief to manage the application and spending of any awarded funds.

PASSED2025-12-16Public safety

The City Council approved up to $323,786.26 for a subscription to support and maintain the MANET (Mobile Ad Hoc Network) radio system used by the Houston Police Department, with the contract awarded to Persistent Systems LLC using grant funds.