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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-04-28

The City Council approved spending $247,440 from the Fire Training Academy Special Revenue Fund to purchase a training simulator for an Advanced Personnel Accountability Application. This system is used to track firefighters during emergency incidents.

What it means for you

Houston firefighters will receive new simulator-based training to improve how personnel are tracked during emergencies, which can affect firefighter safety on the job. Residents are not directly affected financially, but may benefit from improved firefighter safety and coordination.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Ordinance 2026-0359, official minutes of April 28, 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?$247,440minutes ↗
Who pays?Fire Training Academy Special Revenue 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 April 28, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a beneficiary — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260428-4 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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