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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-08-25

The city is setting aside $500,000 from its Public Health construction fund and amending an existing contract with Structure Tone Southwest LLC to manage construction at the Holcombe Lab Expansion Project.

What it means for you

This expands the city's public health laboratory facility in District D, with construction managed by Structure Tone Southwest LLC under an updated contract.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0736 but records no vote count. Official agenda of August 25, 2026, with notes of action taken.

Health — see all →Holcombe Lab, District D

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?$500,000minutes ↗
Who's paid?Structure Tone Southwest LLC; Holcombe Lab Expansion Projectminutes ↗
Which fund?Public Health Consolidated Construction 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 August 25, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260825-8 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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