# Source: https://businessownerindex.com/collections/cities/houston-texas/ [Home](https://businessownerindex.com/)/[Founder collections](https://businessownerindex.com/collections/)/[Texas](https://businessownerindex.com/collections/states/texas/)/Houston, TexasCity & state company research · AE Tax Advisors # 12 Companies and Founders to Research in Houston, Texas Explore Houston, Texas company headquarters records and their recorded founders, with sources and owner planning resources from AE Tax Advisors. AE Tax Advisors · Featured publisher ## Your business has a next chapter. Plan it with a clearer tax picture. Founded and led by Christina Nortman, CPA, Founder and Principal. AE Tax Advisors helps business owners and real estate investors connect business, property, and owner planning decisions. Bring your next decision and its deadline. Discuss the advisory scope, responsibilities, and next steps with AE’s team.[Book a Call with AE Tax Advisors ↗](https://www.aetaxadvisors.com/discovery?utm_source=businessownerindex&utm_medium=local_collection&utm_campaign=owner_advisory) [Meet Christina Nortman, CPA, and explore AE](https://businessownerindex.com/ae-tax-advisors/) AE owns and publishes this directory. Featured companies are not presented as AE clients. Confirm service availability for your location. ## What connects these companies to Houston, Texas? This collection draws from 13 distinct company records with a recorded headquarters association in Houston, Texas among the reviewed localities. This is a bounded source collection, not a complete census of businesses in the area. It shows 12 alphabetical examples, selected from the public founder reference library. The underlying headquarters statements come from the existing company source snapshot; administrative location records were reviewed on October 10, 2026. Known historical companies and headquarters statements marked as ended or deprecated are excluded. This is company-location research. It does not establish a founder’s residence, a present operating address, current employment, revenue, or an AE client relationship. The linked source records can change; confirm current details directly with the company. Numbers identify entries rather than rank business quality. ## Read the business context before reaching out. The entries include different activities, such as Holding company for Apache Corporation, an American company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration.; private American aerospace company; American energy company; American fuel company. Compare each company’s description, founding associations, and dated source material before treating two businesses as peers. A headquarters location can be useful for local research without defining the company’s customer footprint or where all its operations take place. - ## [APA Corporation](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/apa-corporation-q119991/) Holding company for Apache Corporation, an American company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration.. Recorded founding year: 1954. Recorded headquarters locality: Houston, Texas. [Company headquarters source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q119991#P159) · [Locality and state source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16555). Recorded founders: [Raymond Plank](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/raymond-plank-q16745466/). Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership. [Read the full company and founder research trail](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/apa-corporation-q119991/). - ## [Axiom Space](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/axiom-space-q48815838/) private American aerospace company. Recorded founding year: 2016. Recorded headquarters locality: Houston, Texas. [Company headquarters source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48815838#P159) · [Locality and state source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16555). Recorded founders: [Kam Ghaffarian](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/kam-ghaffarian-q104157182/), [Michael Suffredini](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/michael-suffredini-q99573092/). Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership. [Read the full company and founder research trail](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/axiom-space-q48815838/). - ## [Enron](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/enron-q327646/) American energy company. Recorded founding year: 1985. Recorded headquarters locality: Houston, Texas. [Company headquarters source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q327646#P159) · [Locality and state source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16555). Recorded founders: [Kenneth Lay](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/kenneth-lay-q445701/). Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership. [Read the full company and founder research trail](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/enron-q327646/). - ## [Enterprise Products](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/enterprise-products-q5380346/) American fuel company. Recorded founding year: 1968. Recorded headquarters locality: Houston, Texas. [Company headquarters source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5380346#P159) · [Locality and state source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16555). Recorded founders: [Dan Duncan](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/dan-duncan-q4385978/). Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership. [Read the full company and founder research trail](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/enterprise-products-q5380346/) · [Company website recorded in the source](https://enterpriseproducts.com/). - ## [EOG Resources](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/eog-resources-q1275577/) American oil and natural gas company. Recorded founding year: 1999. Recorded headquarters locality: Houston, Texas. [Company headquarters source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1275577#P159) · [Locality and state source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16555). Recorded founders: [Mark G. Papa](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/mark-g-papa-q17180831/). Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership. [Read the full company and founder research trail](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/eog-resources-q1275577/) · [Company website recorded in the source](https://www.eogresources.com/). - ## [Gene by Gene](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/gene-by-gene-q5531546/) commercial genetic testing company. Recorded founding year: 2000. Recorded headquarters locality: Houston, Texas. [Company headquarters source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5531546#P159) · [Locality and state source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16555). Recorded founders: [Bennett Greenspan](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/bennett-greenspan-q16151742/). Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership. [Read the full company and founder research trail](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/gene-by-gene-q5531546/). - ## [Intuitive Machines](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/intuitive-machines-q60760151/) American space products and services company. Recorded founding year: 2013. Recorded headquarters locality: Houston, Texas. [Company headquarters source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60760151#P159) · [Locality and state source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16555). Recorded founders: [Kam Ghaffarian](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/kam-ghaffarian-q104157182/). Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership. [Read the full company and founder research trail](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/intuitive-machines-q60760151/) · [Company website recorded in the source](https://www.intuitivemachines.com/). - ## [Kinder Morgan](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/kinder-morgan-q931032/) company. Recorded founding year: 1997. Recorded headquarters locality: Houston, Texas. [Company headquarters source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q931032#P159) · [Locality and state source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16555). Recorded founders: [Richard Kinder](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/richard-kinder-q7327075/). Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership. [Read the full company and founder research trail](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/kinder-morgan-q931032/). - ## [Sysco](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/sysco-q2376711/) American distribution company. Recorded founding year: 1969. Recorded headquarters locality: Houston, Texas. [Company headquarters source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2376711#P159) · [Locality and state source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16555). Recorded founders: [Herbert Irving](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/herbert-irving-q111603335/), [John F. Baugh](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/john-f-baugh-q122830857/), [Harry Rosenthal](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/harry-rosenthal-q122830879/). Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership. [Read the full company and founder research trail](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/sysco-q2376711/) · [Company website recorded in the source](https://www.sysco.com/). - ## [The de la Garza Law Group](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/the-de-la-garza-law-group-q139885268/) personal injury law firm based in Houston, Texas. Recorded headquarters locality: Houston, Texas. [Company headquarters source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139885268#P159) · [Locality and state source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16555). Recorded founders: [Mario E. de la Garza](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/mario-e-de-la-garza-q139885340/). Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership. [Read the full company and founder research trail](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/the-de-la-garza-law-group-q139885268/) · [Company website recorded in the source](https://dlgtriallaw.com/). - ## [utilITise](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/utilitise-q138666519/) American agentic AI software company providing self-healing IT solutions for small businesses. Recorded founding year: 2025. Recorded headquarters locality: Houston, Texas. [Company headquarters source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138666519#P159) · [Locality and state source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16555). Recorded founders: [Salim Gheewalla](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/salim-gheewalla-q138666500/). Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership. [Read the full company and founder research trail](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/utilitise-q138666519/) · [Company website recorded in the source](https://utilitise.com/). - ## [Waste Management, Inc](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/waste-management-inc-q2552219/) American company. Recorded founding year: 1968. Recorded headquarters locality: Houston, Texas. [Company headquarters source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2552219#P159) · [Locality and state source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16555). Recorded founders: [Dean Buntrock](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/dean-buntrock-q5246035/), [Wayne Huizenga](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/wayne-huizenga-q5689956/). Founding associations describe the public record and do not establish current ownership. [Read the full company and founder research trail](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/waste-management-inc-q2552219/) · [Company website recorded in the source](https://www.wm.com/). ## Prepare for your own next business decision. 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