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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-12-16

The City Council approved a contract worth about $5.4 million with J. Rivas Construction, LLC to perform asphalt overlay (resurfacing) services on Houston streets as part of a 2025 project. The money comes from a dedicated drainage and street renewal fund supported by property taxes.

What it means for you

Streets in Houston will be repaved or resurfaced under this contract, which could reduce potholes and improve road conditions for drivers and residents across the city.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Council Member Kamin absent. Ordinance 2025-1054, official minutes of December 16, 2025.

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Official sources

Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

These are the official minutes — the narrative record of what happened at the meeting, including the vote on each item.

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
How much?$5,400,000minutes ↗
Who's paid?J. RIVAS CONSTRUCTION, LLCminutes ↗
Which fund?Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem Taxminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the December 16, 2025 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $34,854,707 paid to J RIVAS CONSTRUCTION LLC across 419 payment lines, FY2022–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.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20251216-55 — data from official records via PlainDocket.