PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-01-06

The city council approved the completion of a contract with GRAVA, LLC for upgrading and replacing lift stations at High Star, Belle Park #1, and two Water Control and Improvement Districts (#78 and #94). This vote also authorized any final payment owed under that contract.

What it means for you

These lift station upgrades affect wastewater infrastructure in District F, which can help ensure sewage is pumped reliably and reduce the risk of backups or failures in those neighborhoods.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Motion 2026-0015, official minutes of January 6, 2026.

Utilities — see all →High Star, Belle Park #1, WCID #78 & #94 — District F

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.

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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.
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Quick answersfrom the official record

Who's paid?GRAVA, LLCminutes ↗

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 January 6, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or which fund pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $167,629,887 paid to GRAVA LLC across 3,391 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.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260106-8 — data from official records via PlainDocket.