PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-06-09

The City Council approved a five-year agreement with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute to provide specialized technical help with traffic and transportation planning and management, for up to $750,000 paid from a special revenue fund.

What it means for you

This brings in outside transportation experts to assist city staff with planning and managing Houston's traffic systems, which could support improvements to how traffic flows and is managed across the city.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Ordinance 2026-0527, official minutes of June 9, 2026.

Transportation — 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?$750,000minutes ↗

Who's paid?Texas A&M Transportation Instituteminutes ↗

Which fund?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 June 9, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260609-48 — data from official records via PlainDocket.