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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-11-05

The city council would authorize Houston to apply for a continuation of a federal Department of Homeland Security grant that helps the city detect and intercept radiological and nuclear materials that could be used as weapons. The grant program, which runs through 2030, funds equipment purchases and training for law enforcement across the Houston region.

What it means for you

This item affects law enforcement agencies in the Houston area that participate in programs to detect and respond to radiological or nuclear threats; no direct effect on most residents' daily lives is described in the official text.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2025-0923, official minutes of Nov 5, 2025.

Public safety — see all →Citywide

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
Who's paid?Mayor's Office of Public Safety and Homeland Securitycoversheet ↗
Which fund?U.S. Department of Homeland Security, if the grant is awarded.coversheet ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Mayor's Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security brought it forward. Taken up at the November 5, 2025 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount — full details in the official coversheet ↗

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