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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-11-18

The city council is being asked to approve up to $203,214 over three years to renew software licenses and pay for maintenance, support, and training for a program called DigitalPaper XE, which Houston Public Works uses to store and share engineering drawings and other internal documents. The purchase is being made from a single company, ePlus Software LLC, without a competitive bidding process because the software is only available from that vendor.

What it means for you

This item affects Houston Public Works staff who use this software to manage engineering documents internally; it does not have a directly stated effect on residents' daily lives.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Ramirez absent. Motion 2025-0815, 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

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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
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Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$203,214coversheet ↗
Who's paid?ePLUS SOFTWARE, LLCcoversheet ↗
Which fund?Building Inspection 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, all voting aye.minutes ↗

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