PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-06-09

The city approved a $3,115,621 contract with Lopez Utilities Contractor, LLC to fix 'cross bores' in Houston's wastewater collection system — places where gas or other utility lines were accidentally drilled through sewer pipes.

What it means for you

This repair work addresses a serious safety hazard that can cause sewer backups or gas leaks; Houston residents citywide benefit from a safer, properly functioning wastewater system.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Council Member Davis absent. Ordinance 2026-0530, official minutes of June 9, 2026.

Utilities — see all →Houston 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.

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?$3,115,621minutes ↗

Who's paid?LOPEZ UTILITIES CONTRACTOR, LLCminutes ↗

Which fund?Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction 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 ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $49,676,400 paid to LOPEZ UTILITIES CONTRACTOR LLC across 1,335 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-cs20260609-57 — data from official records via PlainDocket.