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UpcomingHouston City Council

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

33 items are on the posted agenda. No vote has happened yet.

Official meeting agenda — the full item list as posted

On this agenda

VOTE COMING UPTaxes & budget

The City Council is asked to hold a public hearing on a proposed amendment (the Ninth Project Plan Amendment) to Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number 3 (TIRZ 3).

VOTE COMING UPAirports

The City Council is asked to approve an additional $5,753,206.43 for the construction contract with Austin Gilbane Joint Venture for the Mickey Leland International Terminal project at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, bringing the total contract value to $377,000,000.00, and to approve a final settlement agreement resolving all disputes between the City and Austin Gilbane Joint Venture.

VOTE COMING UPAirports

The City Council is asked to accept the completed work and authorize any final payment owed under the contract with Austin Gilbane Joint Venture for construction management services on the Mickey Leland International Terminal project at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

VOTE COMING UPHealth

The City Council is asked to approve up to $1,187,164.00 in spending authority to purchase Bio-Rad diagnostic and virological test kits from Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. for the Houston Health Department over a five-year period.

VOTE COMING UPContracts & spending

The City Council is asked to approve up to $347,683.45 in spending authority to lease print shop equipment and services from The Stewart Organization through the Texas Department of Information Resources Cooperative, for use by the Houston Police Department over three years.

VOTE COMING UPContracts & spending

The City Council is asked to approve up to $675,019.40 in spending authority to purchase depository compactors and balers from Box Gang Manufacturing LLC through the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing program for Houston Public Works' Solid Waste Management Division, with the contract running through March 19, 2029.

VOTE COMING UPContracts & spending

The City Council is asked to approve a change to Chapter 15 of Houston's city code, which governs how the city buys goods and services, specifically updating rules related to bid bonds under Section 15-45.

VOTE COMING UPUtilities

The City Council is asked to deny CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC's application to change the Distribution Cost Recovery Factor — a charge that appears on electric bills — which the company filed with the City on July 17, 2026.

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.

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.