PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-09-09

The council approved up to $3,478,800 over five years for a sole-source purchase of lab supplies and services from Hologic Sales and Services, LLC for the Houston Health Department.

What it means for you

This contract provides the Houston Health Department with lab supplies and services; residents who use Health Department lab testing may be affected.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Martinez absent. Motion 2026-0508, official minutes of September 9, 2026.

Health — see all →Houston Health Department

Official sources

Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

These are the official minutes — the narrative record of what happened at the meeting, including the vote on each item.

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?$3,478,800minutes ↗

Who's paid?Hologic Sales and Services, LLCminutes ↗

Which fund?Grant Fundminutes ↗

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Houston Health Department brought it forward. Taken up at the September 9, 2026 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260909-6 — data from official records via PlainDocket.