PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-05-05

The city extended an existing contract with Chemrite Inc. to supply chlorinated chemicals to Houston Public Works through June 29, 2028.

What it means for you

This keeps the city's chemical supplier for water treatment and related public works operations in place, which affects residents who rely on the city's water and public works services.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Motion 2026-0249, official minutes of May 5, 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.

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's paid?CHEMRITE INCminutes ↗

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Houston Public Works brought it forward. Taken up at the May 5, 2026 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or which fund pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $592,277 paid to CHEMRITE INCORPORATED across 73 payment lines, FY2018–FY2027.

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-cs20260505-13 — data from official records via PlainDocket.