PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-09-22

The city is approving contracts with three audiology (hearing aid) companies to provide audiology services for up to five years at a total cost not to exceed $4,500,000.

What it means for you

These contracts establish the vendors authorized to provide audiology services under a city grant program; residents or employees eligible under that grant may receive hearing-related services from these providers.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0811 but records no vote count. Official agenda of September 22, 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.

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?$4,500,000minutes ↗

Who's paid?Hearing Aid Express, LLC; MPJ Audiology Consultant, LLC; Heights Hearing Aids, 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. Taken up at the September 22, 2026 meeting — Adopted.official record ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260922-24 — data from official records via PlainDocket.