PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-03-31

The City Council approved a contract worth nearly $48.8 million with SER Construction Partners to perform asphalt overlay (resurfacing) work on Houston streets in fiscal year 2026. The money comes from the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund, which is funded by property taxes.

What it means for you

Certain Houston streets will be resurfaced under this contract, which may reduce potholes and improve driving conditions. The work is paid for through a dedicated property-tax-funded capital fund rather than new borrowing.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2026-0281, 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.

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?$48,800,000minutes ↗

Who's paid?SER CONSTRUCTION PARTNERSminutes ↗

Which fund?Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund-Ad Valorem Taxminutes ↗

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, all voting aye.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $210,242,685 paid to SER CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS LLC across 2,770 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.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260331-33 — data from official records via PlainDocket.