PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-05-05

The City Council approved spending up to $415,943.39 to upgrade the existing in-building cellular signal system (Distributed Antenna System) at Houston Airport System facilities, awarded to Motorola Solutions, Inc. for a 4-month contract through the Texas Department of Information Resources.

What it means for you

This upgrade is intended to improve cellular coverage inside airport buildings, which would affect travelers, airport workers, and emergency responders who rely on cell service at Houston's airports.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Motion 2026-0245, official minutes of May 5, 2026.

Airports — see all →Houston Airport System

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 ↗

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Quick answersfrom the official record

How much?$415,943minutes ↗

Who's paid?MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INCminutes ↗

Which fund?Enterprise Fundminutes ↗

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

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $94,965,170 paid to MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC across 977 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-cs20260505-7 — data from official records via PlainDocket.