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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-11-18

The city council is asked to approve spending $188,616 to buy two specialized trailers from E.H. Wachs (a division of ITW) through a state cooperative purchasing program, which allows skipping a separate competitive bid process. These trailers are equipped to locate, clean, and operate buried water and drainage valves in the field.

What it means for you

Houston Public Works crews would use these trailers to maintain buried valves across the city's water and drainage infrastructure, which could affect residents who rely on those systems.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Council Member Ramirez absent. Motion 2025-0814, official minutes of Nov 18-19, 2025.

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Official sources

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

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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
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Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$188,616coversheet ↗
Who's paid?E.H. WACHS, a division of ITWcoversheet ↗
Which fund?Enterprise Fundcoversheet ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Houston Public Works brought it forward. Taken up at the November 18, 2025 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

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