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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-06-09

The City Council approved up to $250,000 to buy lab reagents, consumables, and one year of maintenance for a Bio-Rad droplet digital PCR machine used by the Houston Health Department, with the contract going to Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., funded by a grant.

What it means for you

This keeps specialized DNA/molecular testing equipment at the Houston Health Department operational, supporting public health testing activities that can affect all Houston residents.

Outcome

Adopted — voting aye, nays none. Motion 2026-0324, official minutes of June 9, 2026.

Health — see all →Houston Health Department

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?$250,000minutes ↗
Who's paid?BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, 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. Houston Health Department brought it forward. Taken up at the June 9, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $2,327,024 paid to BIO-RAD LABORATORIES INC across 629 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-cs20260609-10 — data from official records via PlainDocket.