PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-07-28

The City Council approved up to $5,183,640.00 for three years of high-capacity fiber optic circuit services purchased through a federal cooperative buying program, awarded to PS Lightwave, LLC.

What it means for you

This contract funds specialized internet fiber connections used by Houston's information technology department, affecting city operations that residents rely on for digital city services.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Motion 2026-0432 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.

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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.
Watch: Live on HTV ↗

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Quick answersfrom the official record

How much?$5,183,640minutes ↗

Who's paid?PS Lightwave, LLCminutes ↗

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 $3,348,353 paid to PS LIGHTWAVE LLC across 463 payment lines, FY2025–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-cs20260728-7 — data from official records via PlainDocket.