PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-11-05

The council is asked to approve up to $881,931.91 to renew a two-year software subscription that helps the city receive, track, and fulfill public records requests, purchased through a state cooperative contract with the vendor SHI Government Solutions.

What it means for you

This software supports the city's process for responding when residents ask to see government records; renewing it affects city staff and anyone who submits a public records request to the City of Houston.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Motion 2025-0785, 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.

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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?$881,932coversheet ↗

Who's paid?SHI GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONScoversheet ↗

Which fund?Central Service Revolving Fundcoversheet ↗

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Houston Information Technology Services brought it forward. Taken up at the November 5, 2025 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $117,145,753 paid to SHI-GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC across 2,013 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. The city keeps 2 separate records for this company; the figure adds them together.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-35836 — data from official records via PlainDocket.