PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-02-24

The City Council approved a contract amendment extending its agreement with Liberty Tire Recycling, LLC to continue handling used and scrap tire disposal services through April 25, 2027.

What it means for you

The city will continue paying Liberty Tire Recycling to dispose of used and scrap tires collected in Houston; residents are unlikely to notice a direct change, but the service helps keep discarded tires out of landfills and off streets.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Ordinance 2026-0168, official minutes of February 24, 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.
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Quick answersfrom the official record

Who's paid?LIBERTY TIRE RECYCLING, LLCminutes ↗

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 24, 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 $1,127,006 paid to LIBERTY TIRE RECYCLING LLC across 961 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. 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-cs20260224-31 — data from official records via PlainDocket.