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ON THE AGENDAHouston City Council · 2026-03-31

The City Council gave final approval to an ordinance granting Masters Advanced Remediation Services, LLC a franchise to collect, haul, and transport solid waste and industrial waste from commercial properties in Houston.

What it means for you

This license allows Masters Advanced Remediation Services to legally operate as a commercial and industrial waste hauler within Houston city limits; it does not directly change services for residential customers.

Outcome

On the March 31, 2026 council agenda. Outcome pending minutes processing.

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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 ↗

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Quick answersfrom the official record
Who benefits?MASTERS ADVANCED REMEDIATION SERVICES, 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 31, 2026 meeting — outcome pending minutes processing.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 $31,936 paid to MASTERS ADVANCED REMEDIATION 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-cs20260331-37 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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