Definitions.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 15-176
in effectSec. 15-176. - Definitions.
The following words and phrases, when used in this article, have the meanings provided in this section:
Bid means any procurement method governed by the Texas Local Government Code, Title 8, Acquisition, Sale or Lease of Property, or as it may be amended.
City business means a business with a principal place of business within the city limits.
Local area means the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget within the Executive Office of the President of the United States.
Local business means a business with a principal place of business in the local area.
Principal place of business means the business must be either: (1) headquartered in the incorporated limits of the city or the local area, as applicable; or (2) have an established place or places of business in the incorporated limits of the city or the local area from which 20% or more of the entity's workforce are regularly based, and from which a substantial role in the entity's performance of a commercially useful function or a substantial part of its operations is conducted. A location utilized solely as a post office box, mail drop or telephone message center or any combination thereof, with no other substantial work function, shall not be construed as a principal place of business.
(Ord. No. 2013-428, § 10(Exh. A), 5-8-2013, eff. 7-1-2013)
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_CH15CO_ARTXIHIHOFI_S15-176DEFetched: 10/26/2026