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Houston Code of Ordinances § 3-16
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Sec. 3-16. - City license fee. There is hereby levied a city fee in an amount equal to one-half the corresponding state license fee for each license issued for premises located within the city. The current fee amount is stated for this provision in the city fee schedule. (Code 1968, § 4-10; Ord. No. 81-1237, § 1, 6-30-81; Ord. No. 2011-1168, § 13, 12-14-2011)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH3ALBE_ARTIIAPFE_S3-16CILIFEFetched: 10/26/2026

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