Landscape Consultants of Texas, Inc. et al v. City of Houston, Texas et al

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Case Number:

4:23-cv-03516

Court:

Texas Southern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

David Hittner

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  1. July 28, 2026

    Houston's Race-Conscious Contracting Program Struck Down

    A Texas federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Houston's program awarding public contracts on a race-conscious basis violated the Fourteenth Amendment in the first federal challenge to such a program following the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 decision striking down affirmative action admissions policies.

  2. February 06, 2025

    Texas County Hit With Race Bias Suit Over Contracting Policy

    A landscaping company has sued Harris County in Texas federal court, alleging the county's Minority- and Woman-Owned Business Enterprise, or MWBE, contracting program unconstitutionally discriminates against white-owned businesses.