PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-02-03

The city council approved up to $650,000 over two years to hire Periscope Holdings, Inc. to provide procurement support services, using a Texas cooperative purchasing agreement.

What it means for you

This contract pays a vendor to help the city's purchasing division manage or improve how it buys goods and services; it is funded through the city's Enterprise Fund rather than general tax revenue.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Council Members Evans-Shabazz, Huffman and Martinez absent. Motion 2026-0064, official minutes of February 3, 2026.

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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.

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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: Live on HTV ↗

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Quick answersfrom the official record

How much?$650,000minutes ↗

Who's paid?PERISCOPE HOLDINGS, INCminutes ↗

Which fund?Enterprise Fundminutes ↗

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Strategic Procurement Division brought it forward. Taken up at the February 3, 2026 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260203-11 — data from official records via PlainDocket.