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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-03-31

The City Council approved contracts with four auto body shops — Collision King Auto, Nelbert Krause's Collision, Westside Chevrolet, and The Car Nuts LLC — to provide collision parts and repair services for the city's light-duty vehicle fleet. The contracts run up to five years (three years plus two one-year options) with a combined maximum value of about $36.5 million.

What it means for you

These vendors will repair city-owned light-duty vehicles such as cars and small trucks when they are damaged in collisions, keeping the municipal fleet operational. The cost is paid from the Fleet Management Fund, not directly from resident taxes, though it supports city services residents depend on.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Ordinance 2026-0268, official minutes of March 31, 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.

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?$36,500,000minutes ↗
Who's paid?FARALI AUTOMOTIVE, INC. dba COLLISION KING AUTO, FIVE K HOLDINGS dba NELBERT KRAUSE'S COLLISION, WESTSIDE CHEVROLET, INC, and THE CAR NUTS LLCminutes ↗
Which fund?Fleet Management 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 March 31, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

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