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VOTE COMING UPHouston City Council · 2026-10-20

The City Council is asked to approve up to $1,528,900.00 in spending authority for traffic control supplies and services, purchasing through a cooperative buying agreement (BuyBoard) with vendor MOBOTREX, LLC, with the contract running through March 31, 2027 and two optional one-year extensions.

What it means for you

If approved, the city would be authorized to purchase traffic control supplies and services from MOBOTREX, LLC using BuyBoard cooperative pricing, funded from the Special Revenue Fund, for up to roughly the next year and a half with possible extensions.

Outcome

Scheduled for the October 20, 2026 council meeting (PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS (CATEGORY) – NUMBERS 8 and 9). No vote has happened yet.

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Official sources

Official meeting agenda — the full item list as posted ↗

This item is on the posted agenda for an upcoming meeting — no vote has happened yet. The agenda page lists every item and its attachments.

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.

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Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$1,528,900agenda ↗
Who's paid?MOBOTREX, LLCagenda ↗
Which fund?Special Revenue Fundagenda ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the October 20, 2026 meeting — vote scheduled.agenda ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $855,972 paid to MOBOTREX LLC across 16 payment lines, FY2024–FY2027.

That is money already paid across all city business with this company — not the amount this item approves, and not a total for this contract.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-pg20261020-9 — data from official records via PlainDocket.