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ON THE AGENDAHouston City Council · 2026-08-11

The City Council is asked to approve up to $393,877,973.01 in spending authority over five years to purchase technology-related products and services through several cooperative purchasing agreements with DIR, GSA, NASPO ValuePoint, OMNIA Partners, Sourcewell, TIPS, and BuyBoard for various city departments. A council member has tagged this item, postponing it for two weeks.

What it means for you

If approved, various city departments would be authorized to buy technology products and services through these cooperative purchasing programs for up to five years at a total cost not to exceed $393,877,973.01.

Outcome

Tagged (delayed under council rules) at the August 11, 2026 meeting; final vote at a later session.

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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

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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
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Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$393,877,973minutes ↗
Which fund?General and Other Fundsminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the August 11, 2026 meeting — outcome pending minutes processing.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name who's paid — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260811-25 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

The City Council is asked to approve up to $393,877,973.01 in spending authority over five… — PlainDocket