Public Information Requests
The Act
The Texas Public Information Act (the "TPIA") gives the public the right to request access to government information.
Making a Request
The TPIA is triggered when a person submits a written request to the City. The request must ask for information that is already in existence.
The Act does not require the City to create new information, compile data, do legal research, or answer questions. A request should be sent to the City department that has the information. A request sent by fax or email must be sent to the proper custodian of the information.
Requests of email data shall be initiated with each City Department. This is in compliance with the Administrative Procedure 2.9 (.pdf).
311 Service Requests, Copies of | araopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov | |
911 Record Information | Houston Emergency Center | |
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Accident Reports | Police | |
ADMINISTRATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS | ||
Bite Cases | BARCopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov | |
Parking Violation Documents | araopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov | |
Franchise Agreements and Permit Information | araopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov | |
Air Pollution Reports | Health (Environment) | |
Animal Bite Cases | BARCopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov | |
Annual Budget | finopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov | |
Annual Financial Reports | City Controller | |
Anti-Gang Office | Neighborhoods | |
Arrest Records | Police | |
AVIATION DEPARTMENT | ||
Construction | Aviation | |
Contracts | Aviation | |
Designs | Aviation | |
Ellington Field | Aviation | |
George Bush International Airport | Aviation | |
Incidents/Accidents | Aviation | |
Lease Agreements | Aviation | |
Management | Aviation | |
Operations | Aviation | |
Planning | Aviation | |
Property Acquisitions | Aviation | |
Property Appraisals | Aviation | |
Property Improvement Plan | Aviation | |
Property Sales | Aviation | |
William P. Hobby Airport | Aviation | |
B | ||
Bid Specifications | finopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov | |
Bids for City Projects | City Secretary | |
Bite Cases | BARCopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov | |
Building Line Areas | Planning and Development | |
Building and Fire Code Excerpts | City Secretary | |
Building and Standards Commission | Neighborhoods | |
Building Code Violations | Public Works and Engineering | |
Building Design and Construction Contracts | General Services | |
Building Design and Construction Documents | General Services | |
Building Permits | Public Works and Engineering | |
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, OFFICE OF | ||
MWBE Program Information | Office of Business Opportunity | |
Contract Compliance Information | Office of Business Opportunity | |
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Call for Service Reports | Police | |
Campaign and Expenditure Reports | City Secretary | |
Capital Improvement Plan | Public Works and Engineering | |
Citizen's Assistance Office (Mayor's) | Neighborhoods | |
CITY CONTROLLER | ||
Contract Records | City Controller | |
Annual Financial Reports | City Controller | |
Monthly financial and Operating Reports | City Controller | |
Payment Information (Checks, Payment Vouchers) | City Controller | |
Quarterly Investment Reports | City Controller | |
Investment Information (City of Houston) | City Controller | |
CITY COUNCIL | ||
Citizen Correspondence | City Council | |
Committee Meetings | City Council | |
CITY SECRETARY | ||
City Council Minutes | City Secretary | |
City Council Agendas | City Secretary | |
City Council Motions | City Secretary | |
City Council Ordinances | City Secretary | |
City Council Resolutions | City Secretary | |
Campaign and Expenditure Reports | City Secretary | |
Election Results | City Secretary | |
Bids for City Projects | City Secretary | |
Building and Fire Code Excerpts | City Secretary | |
City Workforce Data | Human Resources (General) | |
Civil Service Commission Documents and Records | Human Resources (General) | |
Clearance Letters | Municipal Courts (Documents) | |
Community Development Block Grant | Housing | |
Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) | Housing | |
Consolidated Plan | Housing | |
Contract Compliance Information | Office of Business Opportunity | |
Contract Records | City Controller | |
Court Case Documents (Traffic and other Municipal Code Violations), Certified Copies of | Municipal Courts (Documents) | |
Crime Reports | Police | |
Criminal History Reports | Police | |
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Dangerous Buildings | Neighborhoods | |
Building and Standards Commission Panel Hearing Administrative Procedures | Neighborhoods | |
Building and Standards Commission Panel Hearings | Neighborhoods | |
Dangerous Buildings Administrative Hearings | Neighborhoods | |
Dangerous Buildings Administrative Orders | Neighborhoods | |
Emergency Corrective Action Administrative Orders | Neighborhoods | |
Emergency Corrective Action Hearings | Neighborhoods | |
Lien Assessment Review | Neighborhoods | |
Violation Notices | Neighborhoods | |
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Economic Development | Mayor's Office | |
Education Initiatives Office | Neighborhoods | |
Election Results | City Secretary | |
Electricity Related Documents | General Services | |
Ellington Field | Aviation | |
Emergency Record Information | Houston Emergency Center | |
Emergency Medical Service Records (EMS) or Fire Records, Citizen requesting their own | Fire (Personal EMS) | |
Energy Management and Conservation | General Services | |
Executive Orders | Human Resources (General) | |
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Fair Housing | Housing | |
Federally Funded Support Services | Housing | |
FINANCE DEPARTMENT | ||
Annual Budget | finopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov | |
Public Finance | finopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov | |
Monthly Financial and Operating Reports | finopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov | |
Purchasing and Contact Information | finopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov | |
Bid Specifications | finopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov | |
FIRE DEPARTMENT | ||
Fire Code Information | Fire (Records) | |
Fire Personnel Information | Fire (Records) | |
Hazardous Material Information | Fire (Records) | |
EMS or Fire Records, Citizen requesting their own | Fire (Personal EMS) | |
Media Requesting Fire Department Information | Fire (Media) | |
Non-Media Fire Department Information | Records@houstontx.gov | |
FLEET DEPARTMENT | ||
Fleet Inquiries/Requests for Information | Fleet Management | |
Fleet Management Information | Fleet Management | |
Food Establishment Reports | Health (Food) | |
Franchise Agreements and Permit Information | araopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov | |
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GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT | ||
Building Design and Construction Documents | General Services | |
Building Design and Construction Contracts | General Services | |
Electricity Related Documents | General Services | |
Energy Management and Conservation | General Services | |
Property Management and Maintenance of City of Houston Properties | General Services | |
Geographic Information Systems | Planning and Development | |
George Bush International Airport | Aviation | |
Graffiti | Neighborhoods | |
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Hazardous Material Information | Fire (Records) | |
Hazardous, Medical and Liquid Waste Reports | Health (Environment) | |
HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT | ||
Air Pollution Reports | Health (Environment) | |
Food Establishment Reports | Health (Food) | |
Hazardous, Medical and Liquid Waste Reports | Health (Environment) | |
Media Requesting Health Department Information | Health (Media) | |
Occupational Health Reports | Health (Environment) | |
Surface Water Pollution Reports | Health (Environment) | |
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT | ||
Community Development Block Grant | Housing | |
Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) | Housing | |
Consolidated Plan | Housing | |
Fair Housing | Housing | |
Federally Funded Support Services | Housing | |
Home Repair Program | Housing | |
Homebuyer Assistance Programs | Housing | |
Homelessness | Housing | |
Housing Opportunities for Persons With Aids (HOPWA) | Housing | |
Houston HOPE | Housing | |
Land Assemblage Program | Housing | |
Multifamily Housing Programs | Housing | |
Municipal Public/Private Partnership Projects | Housing | |
Proposals and Applications for Federally Funded Projects | Housing | |
Workforce Housing | Housing | |
Houston Emergency Center | ||
911 Record Information | Houston Emergency Center | |
Emergency Record Information | Houston Emergency Center | |
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT | ||
City Workforce | Human Resources (General) | |
Civil Service Commission Documents and Records | Human Resources (General) | |
Executive Orders | Human Resources (General) | |
Grievances | Human Resources (General) | |
Human Resources Department Information | Human Resources (Media) | |
Personnel Files | Human Resources (General) | |
Policies and Procedures | Human Resources (General) | |
Historic Preservation | Planning and Development | |
Home Repair Program | Housing | |
Homebuyer Assistance Programs | Housing | |
Homelessness | Housing | |
Housing Opportunities for Persons With Aids (HOPWA) | Housing | |
Houston Airport System | Aviation | |
Houston HOPE | Housing | |
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Incident and Offense Reports | Police | |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT | ||
Media Requesting Information Technology Information | Information Technology | |
Infrastructure Construction | Public Works and Engineering | |
Inspections and Public Service | Neighborhoods | |
Administrative Hearing Procedures – Building & Standards Commission Panel Hearings | Neighborhoods | |
Administrative Hearing Procedures – Hearings Before Hearing Officer | Neighborhoods | |
Audio/Video CDs – Dangerous Buildings Administrative Hearings | Neighborhoods | |
Application for Extension - Expired Dangerous Building Administrative Orders | Neighborhoods | |
Application for Release of Hearing Order Documents | Neighborhoods | |
Building & Standards Commission Members Roster | Neighborhoods | |
Emergency Corrective Action Administrative Orders | Neighborhoods | |
Extension Approval Letters | Neighborhoods | |
Hearing Order Documents | Neighborhoods | |
Lien Assessment Review Applications | Neighborhoods | |
Lien Assessment Review Responses | Neighborhoods | |
Notice of Violation | Neighborhoods | |
Notice of Emergency Corrective Action Hearings | Neighborhoods | |
International Communities | Neighborhoods | |
Investment Information (City of Houston) | City Controller | |
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Junk Vehicles | Neighborhoods | |
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Land Assemblage Program | Housing | |
Leadership Institute | Planning and Development | |
LEGAL DEPARTMENT | ||
Legal Documents | Legal | |
Media Requesting Legal Department Information | Legal | |
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT | ||
Library Contracts | Library | |
Library Policies and Procedures | Library | |
Media Requesting Library Department Information | Library | |
Lien Assessment Reviews | Neighborhoods | |
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MAYOR'S OFFICE | ||
Statements from the Mayor | Mayor's Office | |
Media Requesting Mayor's Office Information | Mayor's Office | |
Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones | Mayor's Office | |
Economic Development | Mayor's Office | |
Media Requesting | ||
Fire Department Information | Fire (Media) | |
Fleet Management Information | Fleet Management | |
Health Department Information | Health (Media) | |
Human Resources Department Information | Human Resources (Media) | |
Information Technology Information | Information Technology | |
Legal Department Information | Legal | |
Library Department Information | Library | |
Mayor's Office Information | Mayor's Office | |
Media Requesting Municipal Court Information | Municipal Courts (Media) | |
Park Department Information | Parks and Recreation | |
Planning Department Information | Planning and Development | |
Police Department Information | Police | |
Public Works Department Information | Public Works and Engineering | |
Solid Waste Department Information | Solid Waste Management | |
Minimum Lot Size | Planning and Development | |
Monthly Financial and Operating Reports | City Controller | |
Monthly Financial and Operating Reports | finopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov | |
Multifamily Housing Programs | Housing | |
MUNICIPAL COURTS | ||
Clearance Letters | Municipal Courts (Documents) | |
Court Case Documents, Certified Copies of (Traffic and other Municipal Code Violations) | Municipal Courts (Documents) | |
Media Requesting Municipal Court Information | Municipal Courts (Media) | |
Statistical and other data as specified by the requestor in Writing | Municipal Courts (Documents) | |
Municipal Public/Private Partnership Projects | Housing | |
MWBE Program Information | Office of Business Opportunity | |
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NEIGHBORHOODS, DEPARTMENT OF | ||
Anti-Gang Office | Neighborhoods | |
Citizen's Assistance Office (Mayor's) | Neighborhoods | |
Dangerous Buildings | Neighborhoods | |
Education Initiatives Office | Neighborhoods | |
Graffiti | Neighborhoods | |
Inspections & Public Service | Neighborhoods | |
· Administrative Hearing Procedures – Building & Standards Commission Panel Hearings | Neighborhoods | |
· Administrative Hearing Procedures – Hearings Before Hearing Officer | Neighborhoods | |
· Audio/Video CDs – Dangerous Buildings Administrative Hearings | Neighborhoods | |
· Application for Extension - Expired Dangerous Building Administrative Orders | Neighborhoods | |
· Application for Release of Hearing Order Documents | Neighborhoods | |
· Building & Standards Commission Members Roster | Neighborhoods | |
· Emergency Corrective Action Administrative Orders | Neighborhoods | |
· Extension Approval Letters | Neighborhoods | |
· Hearing Order Documents | Neighborhoods | |
· Lien Assessment Review Applications | Neighborhoods | |
· Lien Assessment Review Responses | Neighborhoods | |
· Notice of Violation | Neighborhoods | |
· Notice of Emergency Corrective Action Hearings | Neighborhoods | |
International Communities | Neighborhoods | |
Junk vehicles | Neighborhoods | |
Nuisances on Private Property | Neighborhoods | |
Open Vacant Buildings | Neighborhoods | |
People with Disabilities Office | Neighborhoods | |
Volunteer Initiatives Program | Neighborhoods | |
Weeded Lots | Neighborhoods | |
Neighborhood Traffic Projects, Speed Humps | Public Works and Engineering | |
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Occupancy Records | Public Works and Engineering | |
Occupational Health Reports | Health (Environment) | |
Official Inquiries/Requests | Municipal Courts (Media) | |
Open Vacant Buildings | Neighborhoods | |
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Parking Ticket Docments | araopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov | |
PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT | ||
Capital Improvement Projects | Parks and Recreation | |
Issues | Parks and Recreation | |
Master Plan | Parks and Recreation | |
Media Requesting Park Department Information | Parks and Recreation | |
Property and Facilities Maintenance | Parks and Recreation | |
Payment Information (Checks, Payment Vouchers) | City Controller | |
People with Disabilities Office | Neighborhoods | |
Permits | ||
Building Permit | Public Works and Engineering | |
Burglar or Panic Alarm Permit |
Fire | |
Commercial Permit | araopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov | |
Concealed Handgun Permit | Police | |
Dumpster Permit | Solid Waste Management | |
Food Permit | Health (Food) | |
Hazardous Material Permit | Fire | |
Sound Permit | araopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov | |
Personnel Files | Human Resources (General) | |
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT | ||
Building Line Areas | Planning and Development | |
Geographic Information Systems | Planning and Development | |
Historic Preservation | Planning and Development | |
Leadership Institute | Planning and Development | |
Media Requesting Planning Department Information | Planning and Development | |
Minimum Lot Size | Planning and Development | |
Planning Commission | Planning and Development | |
Plat Information | Planning and Development | |
Subdivision Information | Planning and Development | |
Super Neighborhoods | Planning and Development | |
POLICE DEPARTMENT | ||
Accident Reports | Police | |
Arrest Records | Police | |
Call for Service Reports | Police | |
Crime Reports | Police | |
Criminal History Reports | Police | |
Incident and Offense Reports | Police | |
Media Requesting Police Department Information | Police | |
Policies and Procedures | Human Resources (General) | |
Property Management and Maintenance of City of Houston Properties | General Services | |
Proposals and Applications for Federally Funded Projects | Housing | |
Public Finance | finopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov | |
PUBLIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING | ||
Building Code Violations | Public Works and Engineering | |
Building Permits | Public Works and Engineering | |
Capital Improvement Plan | Public Works and Engineering | |
Infrastructure Construction | Public Works and Engineering | |
Media Requesting Public Works Department Information | Public Works and Engineering | |
Neighborhood Traffic Projects, Speed Humps | Public Works and Engineering | |
Occupancy Records | Public Works and Engineering | |
Real Estate Acquisitions and Sales, Appraisals | Public Works and Engineering | |
Speed Limit/Speed Zone Studies | Public Works and Engineering | |
Traffic Signal Timing and Maintenance | Public Works and Engineering | |
Utility Maintenance (Water and Wastewater) | Public Works and Engineering | |
Purchasing and Contact Information | finopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov | |
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Quarterly Investment Reports | City Controller | |
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Real Estate Acquisitions and Sales, Appraisals | Public Works and Engineering | |
Recreation and Community Center Programs and Facilities | Parks and Recreation | |
Recycling Program | Solid Waste Management | |
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SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT | ||
Media Requesting Solid Waste Department Information | Solid Waste Management | |
Solid Waste Services | Solid Waste Management | |
Recycling Program | Solid Waste Management | |
Solid Waste Service Schedule | ||
Speed Limit/Speed Zone Studies | Public Works and Engineering | |
Statements from the Mayor | Mayor's Office | |
Statistical and other Data as specified by the Requestor in Writing | Municipal Courts (Documents) | |
Subdivision Information | Planning and Development | |
Super Neighborhoods | Planning and Development | |
Surface Water Pollution Reports | Health (Environment) | |
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Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones | Mayor's Office | |
Traffic Signal Timing and Maintenance | Public Works and Engineering | |
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Utility Maintenance (Water and Wastewater) | Public Works and Engineering | |
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Volunteer Initiatives Program | Neighborhoods | |
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Water and Wastewater Maintenance | Public Works and Engineering | |
Weeded Lots | Neighborhoods | |
William P. Hobby Airport | Aviation | |
Workforce Housing | Housing | |
See City of Houston Department Public Information Contacts below.
All requests must provide a return mailing address.
Francis X. Carmody Alternate Contacts: Tam Nguyen and Linda Garrison Office: 713.226.2001 |
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ARA - Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care 3200 Carr
Tonia Brown -- tonia.brown@houstontx.gov
Alternate Contact: Bobbie Darden -- bobbie.darden@houstontx.gov Administrative Manager Houston, TX 77002 Office: 713.226.2017
BARCopenrecordsrequest@houstontx.gov
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Janice Robinson
TPIA Coordination P.O. Box 60106 Houston, TX 77205-0106 281.233.1768 (FAX) 281.233.1859 has.tpia@houstontx.gov |
Documents relating to airport Management, Operations, Planning, Designs, Construction, Property Acquisitions, Property Sales, Property Appraisals, Capital Improvement Plan, Contracts, Leases, & Agreements, Incidents and Accidents at:
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Shannan Nobles
Deputy Director/Administration City of Houston P.O. Box 1562 Houston, TX 77251 832.393.3403 (phone) shannan.nobles@houstontx.gov |
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Vernita Jones Brad Wray |
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Anna Russell
Office of the City Secretary City Hall Annex 901 Bagby, Rm P101 Houston, TX 77002 832.393.1100 (FAX) 713.247.1907 anna.russell@houstontx.gov |
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Darian Ward Office: 832.393.9020 |
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Houston Fire Department, Records
600 Jefferson, Ste. 800 Houston, TX 77002 FAX: 832.394.6883 hfdrecords@houstontx.gov |
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Martha Rodriguez
Customer Service Rep. II Fire/EMS Records Division 600 Jefferson, Suite 800 Houston, TX 77002 832.394.6860 (FAX) 832.394.6883 martha.rodriguez@houstontx.gov |
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Alicia Whitehead
Sr. Communications Specialist HFD Public Information Office 600 Jefferson, Suite 600 Houston, TX 77002 832.394.6639 (FAX) 832.394.6689 alicia.whitehead@houstontx.gov |
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Jedediah Greenfield
Public Information Officer City Hall Annex, Public Level 900 Bagby Street Houston, TX 77002 832.393.6910 (FAX) 832.393.6909 jedediah.greenfield@houstontx.gov |
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Public Information
City Hall Annex 900 Bagby, 2nd Floor Houston, TX 77002 832.393.8118 (FAX) 832.395.9542 gsd.publicinfo@houstontx.gov |
Design & Construction Division
Energy & Environmental Management Division
Property Management Division:
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Evelyn M. Phillips
Environmental Health Engineering 7411 Park Place Houston, TX 77087 832.393.5695 (FAX) 832.393.5724 evelynm.phillips@houstontx.gov |
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Kathy Barton Porfirio Villarreal |
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Jocklynn Keville Public Information Officer City of Houston – Housing and Community Development Department 601 Sawyer, Suite 400 Houston, Texas 77007 713.865.4557 jocklynn.keville@houstontx.gov
Lester Whiteing Community Involvement Coordinator City of Houston – Housing and Community Development Department Housing and Community Development Department 601 Sawyer 4th Floor Houston, Texas 77007 713-865-4234 |
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HEC Custodian of Records
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Sheree McCarty
611 Walker, 4th Floor Houston, TX 77002 832.393.6176 (FAX) 832.393.7205 hr.openrecords@houstontx.gov |
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David F. Smith
Communications Specialist Supervisor 611 Walker, A4 Houston, TX 77002 832.393.6160 (Fax) 713.837.9447 davidf.smith@houstontx.gov |
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Please note: If you want to know the status of your job application, do not call the names above. You need to call the department for which you applied. You can find a list of contacts for each department at www.houstontx.gov/hr/applicationcontacts.htm.
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Jamil Whalen |
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Legal Assistant for Public Information
Legal Department, General Counsel Division City Hall Annex, 4th Floor Houston, TX 77002 832.393.6444 (FAX) 832.393.6259 legal.publicinfo@houstontx.gov |
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Roosevelt Weeks
Deputy Director, Library Administration 500 McKinney Houston, TX 77002 832.393.1327 (FAX) 832.393.1324 roosevelt.weeks@houstontx.gov |
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Darian Ward
Mayor's Communications Office City Hall 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor Houston, TX 77002 832.393.0804 (FAX) 832.393.0806 darian.ward@houstontx.gov |
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Gwendolyn Goins
Municipal Courts Department 1400 Lubbock, 2nd Floor - N223 Houston, TX 77002 713.247.4114 (FAX) 713.247.4775 gwendolyn.goins@houstontx.gov |
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Erlinda Gamez / Maria Hernandez
Municipal Courts Department 1400 Lubbock Director's Office, 2nd Floor - N203 Houston, TX 77002 713.247.5479 (FAX) 713.247.4775 court.record-request@houstontx.gov |
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Evangelina Vigil |
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Evangelina Vigil |
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Tanya Makany-Rivera |
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Don Whitaker
2999 S. Wayside Houston, TX 77023 832.395.7016 (FAX) 832.395.7182 hpardrecords@houstontx.gov |
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Patricia Benavides
P.O. Box 1562 Houston, TX 77251 713.837.7715 (FAX) 713.837.7703 patricia.benavides@houstontx.gov |
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Public Affairs Division For more information go to the Police Dept. Public Information webpage |
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Roberto Medina
Dept. of Public Works and Engineering 611 Walker, Suite 2558 Houston, TX 77002 832.395.2456 (FAX) 832.395.2471 roberto.medina@houstontx.gov |
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Sandra Jackson
Irma Reyes 611 Walker, 12th Floor Houston, TX 77002 713.837.9114 (FAX) 713.837.9160 |
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