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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-11-05

The City Council is considering approving a roughly $9.97 million contract with Grava, LLC to repair and replace road pavement at various locations across Houston for one year, funded by a dedicated drainage and street renewal tax fund.

What it means for you

This contract would pay for pothole repairs, pavement rehabilitation, and related roadway improvements on city streets throughout Houston, which could affect drivers and residents who use those streets.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Mayor Whitmire, Council Members Thomas, Ramirez and Plummer absent. Ordinance 2025-0930, official minutes of Nov 5, 2025.

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Official sources

Item cover sheet — summary and background ↗Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

The cover sheet is the item's official summary page; supporting attachments (contracts, maps, fiscal notes) are listed at the bottom of it. The minutes show what happened at the meeting.

District A — Amy PeckADistrict B — Tarsha JacksonBDistrict C — Joe PanzarellaCDistrict D — Carolyn Evans-ShabazzDDistrict E — Fred FlickingerEDistrict F — Tiffany ThomasFDistrict G — Mary Nan HuffmanGDistrict H — Mario CastilloHDistrict I — Joaquin MartinezIDistrict J — Edward PollardJDistrict K — Martha Castex-TatumK

Official council district boundaries · City of Houston GIS. Tap a district to see who represents it.

How to weigh in

Where
City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When
Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak
Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch
Live on HTV ↗

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.

Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$9,970,000coversheet ↗
Who's paid?GRAVA, LLCcoversheet ↗
Which fund?Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem Taxcoversheet ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the November 5, 2025 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $167,629,887 paid to GRAVA LLC across 3,391 payment lines, FY2018–FY2026.

That is money already paid across all city business with this company — not the amount this item approves, and not a total for this contract.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-34456 — data from official records via PlainDocket.