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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-08-18

The City Council is appropriating a total of $43,682,000 from three separate funds to purchase vehicles and fleet maintenance equipment for the Police, Fire, and other city departments.

What it means for you

This spending keeps city emergency and service vehicles operational; residents interacting with Houston Police, Fire, or other departments that rely on city vehicles are affected.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0717 but records no vote count. Official agenda of August 18, 2026, with notes of action taken.

Public safety — see all →Citywide

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 ↗

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?$43,682,000minutes ↗
Who's paid?Police, Fire, and various other departmentsminutes ↗
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 18, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name which fund pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260818-17 — data from official records via PlainDocket.