PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-09-29

The council approved a contract with Med Scripts Group Corporation (doing business as Med Scripts Pharmacy Corporation) to provide prescription services to older adults through the Harris County Area Agency on Aging, part of the Houston Health Department. The contract runs one year with four optional one-year renewals, up to $800,000.

What it means for you

Older adults served by the Harris County Area Agency on Aging may receive prescription services through this contract; funding comes from a grant fund rather than the city's general tax revenue.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0844 but records no vote count. Official agenda of September 29, 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?$800,000minutes ↗

Who's paid?Med Scripts Group Corporation dba Med Scripts Pharmacy Corporation; older adults through Harris County Area Agency on Agingminutes ↗

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 29, 2026 meeting — Adopted.official record ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260929-24 — data from official records via PlainDocket.