PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-07-28

The city is allocating $25,000,000 from the Airports Improvement Fund for two contracts with Alstom Transport USA, Inc. to renew the service life of the Skyway system at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, covering both design-build work and ongoing operations and maintenance.

What it means for you

This affects travelers and workers at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, where the automated Skyway train system will undergo renewal work.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0654 but records no vote count. Official agenda of July 28, 2026, with notes of action taken.

Airports — see all →George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)

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.

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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.
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Quick answersfrom the official record

How much?$25,000,000minutes ↗

Who benefits?ALSTOM TRANSPORT USA, INCminutes ↗

Who pays?Airports Improvement 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 July 28, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $93,692,846 paid to ALSTOM TRANSPORT USA INC across 240 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-cs20260728-20 — data from official records via PlainDocket.