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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-11-12

The City Council is being asked to approve a resolution that would issue an official Letter of Approval to Mission EMS, Inc., a private nonemergency medical transport company, as required by Texas law before the company can obtain a state EMS license.

What it means for you

If approved, Mission EMS, Inc. would be able to pursue a state license to provide private, nonemergency medical transport services in Houston, adding to the existing pool of providers available to residents, hospitals, and other entities needing non-emergency medical transportation.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Resolution 2025-0039, official minutes of Nov 12, 2025.

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.

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Quick answersfrom the official record
Who benefits?MISSION EMS, INCcoversheet ↗
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 12, 2025 meeting Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or who pays for it — full details in the official coversheet ↗

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