PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-03-31

The City Council approved $84,696 to pay Bubble Technology Industries, Inc. for a one-time purchase of mobile system reconfiguration services for the Mayor's Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security. The cost is covered by a grant fund.

What it means for you

This contract upgrades or reconfigures mobile systems used by the city's public safety and homeland security office, which could affect emergency preparedness or response capabilities for Houston residents.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Motion 2026-0165, official minutes of March 31, 2026.

Public safety — see all →Citywide

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?$84,696minutes ↗

Who's paid?BUBBLE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES, INCminutes ↗

Which fund?Grant 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 ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $9,852,116 paid to BUBBLE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES INC across 88 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-cs20260331-7 — data from official records via PlainDocket.