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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-11-12

The city council is being asked to approve a one-year extension, through December 10, 2026, of its existing contract with the law firm Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, which collects unpaid debts owed to the Houston Municipal Courts Department. This is the third amendment to a contract originally signed in 2014, and the extension is meant to keep collections running while the city works on selecting a new contractor.

What it means for you

Residents who have unpaid fines or fees through Houston's municipal courts would continue to have those accounts handled by the same collection firm during this extension period.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Thomas absent. Ordinance 2025-0959, official minutes of Nov 12, 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
Who's paid?LINEBARGER, GOGGAN, BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLPcoversheet ↗
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 which fund pays for it — full details in the official coversheet ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-35881 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

The city council is being asked to approve a one-year extension, through December 10… — PlainDocket