PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-02-18

The city approved a $1,286,769 contract with Equix Integrity Southeast, Inc. to repair and rehabilitate parts of Houston's wastewater collection system.

What it means for you

This work is intended to maintain and improve the underground pipes and infrastructure that carry wastewater, which affects residents citywide who depend on the sewer system.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2026-0134, official minutes of February 18, 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.

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?$1,286,769minutes ↗

Who's paid?EQUIX INTEGRITY SOUTHEAST, INCminutes ↗

Which fund?Water & Sewer Consolidated Construction Fundminutes ↗

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the February 18, 2026 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $17,283,562 paid to EQUIX INTEGRITY SOUTHEAST INC across 1,134 payment lines, FY2023–FY2027.

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. The city keeps 2 separate records for this company; the figure adds them together.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260218-29 — data from official records via PlainDocket.