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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-02-10

City Council approved up to $7.5 million to purchase books and other library materials for Houston Public Library, using a contract already established by the City of Austin with vendor Brodart Co., running for six years.

What it means for you

Houston Public Library branches across the city will be able to stock new books and materials for residents over the next six years using this purchasing agreement.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Motion 2026-0076, official minutes of February 10, 2026.

Contracts & spending — see all →Citywide – Houston Public Library system

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?$7,500,000minutes ↗
Who's paid?BRODART CO.minutes ↗
Which fund?General Fundminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Houston Public Library brought it forward. Taken up at the February 10, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $12,562 paid to BRODART CO across 27 payment lines, FY2019–FY2025.

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-cs20260210-7 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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