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ON THE AGENDAHouston City Council · 2026-07-21

The City Council is asked to approve spending authority of up to $1,386,000.00 for playground improvements and replacements and related services for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department, awarded to Lone Star Recreation of Texas, LLC through the BuyBoard purchasing cooperative.

What it means for you

If approved, the Parks and Recreation Department could draw on this money, from the Parks and Recreation Dedication Fund, to repair or replace playground equipment. The record does not name the parks involved.

Outcome

On the July 21, 2026 council agenda. Outcome pending minutes processing.

Parks — 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.

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?$1,386,000minutes ↗
Who's paid?LONE STAR RECREATION OF TEXAS, LLCminutes ↗
Which fund?Parks and Recreation Dedication Fundminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Houston Parks and Recreation Department brought it forward. Taken up at the July 21, 2026 meeting — outcome pending minutes processing.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $188,094 paid to LONE STAR RECREATION OF TEXAS LLC across 171 payment lines, FY2019–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-cs20260721-4 — data from official records via PlainDocket.