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VOTE COMING UPHouston City Council · 2026-11-04

The City Council is asked to approve setting aside $166,000.00 from the Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund to pay for a planned Interactive Voice Response system for the Municipal Courts Department, managed through Houston Information Technology Services.

What it means for you

If approved, the Municipal Courts Department would receive funding to implement an Interactive Voice Response system, which would allow people interacting with Houston's municipal courts to use an automated phone system.

Outcome

Scheduled for the November 4, 2026 council meeting (ORDINANCES (CATEGORY) – NUMBERS 15 through 47). 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 ↗

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Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$166,000agenda ↗
Who benefits?Houston Information Technology Services on behalf of the Municipal Courts Departmentagenda ↗
Who pays?Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fundagenda ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Houston Information Technology Services brought it forward. Taken up at the November 4, 2026 meeting — vote scheduled.agenda ↗

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