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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-07-28

The City Council approved up to $2,970,000 over three years for phone and internet communications services (SIP telecommunications) purchased through the Texas Department of Information Resources, with the contract going to Verizon Business Network Services, Inc.

What it means for you

This contract keeps the City's telecommunications infrastructure running; it is paid from the Central Service Revolving Fund, meaning costs are shared internally across city departments rather than billed directly to residents.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Motion 2026-0436 but records no vote count. Official agenda of July 28, 2026, with notes of action taken.

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Official sources

Official agenda with notes of action taken — the record posted for this meeting (PDF) ↗

This is the agenda the City Secretary posted with notes of action taken. It records the action and the ordinance or motion number assigned to each item; it does not record vote counts.

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 ↗

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Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$2,970,000minutes ↗
Who's paid?VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES, INCminutes ↗
Which fund?Central Service Revolving Fundminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Houston Information Technology Services brought it forward. Taken up at the July 28, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $1,487,905 paid to VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES across 186 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-cs20260728-11 — data from official records via PlainDocket.