PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-03-24

The council gave final approval (second reading) to a franchise agreement allowing SESCO, LLC to collect and haul solid waste and industrial waste from commercial properties in Houston. The ordinance sets out the terms and conditions under which the company may operate this service within city limits.

What it means for you

SESCO, LLC is now authorized to operate as a licensed commercial and industrial waste hauler in Houston. This primarily affects businesses that may hire SESCO for trash and waste removal services, not individual residential households.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2026-0216, official minutes of March 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 benefits?SESCO, 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 March 24, 2026 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

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

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $5,460 paid to SESCO LLC across 1 payment line, 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-cs20260324-48 — data from official records via PlainDocket.