Look out, Angie’s List. Online retail juggernaut Amazon.com has you in its sights.

Houston is one of the most recent cities to get Amazon Local Services, which lets repair, maintenance and handyman companies sell their offerings on Amazon’s website. The feature, which Amazon began testing earlier this year in New York, Los Angeles and Seattle, is now available in cities in 9 states, including Texas, according to Re/code.

Although the service’s landing page only lists San Antonio as an available Texas city, this page soliciting service businesses to join the fun includes the “Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land Area”.

So far, the services offered include home repair, automotive, lawn & garden and computer & electronics repair and installation. However, Re/code says a video on the site – which I couldn’t get to load at the time of this writing – indicates that other services are also in the pipeline, such as music lessons or yoga instructors. Ratings of businesses are provided by Yelp – there are no user reviews on Amazon’s site for the businesses.

The businesses that sign up to be a part of it must qualify and pay a background check fee, according to this FAQ page:

Application: Providers must pass our initial application process including business verification.

Background Checks: Providers must pass a business background check. For in-home services, individual technicians participating in the program must also pass background checks.

Licenses and Authorizations: Providers must have appropriate business licenses and authorizations to perform the services they offer on Amazon. For more information about license requirements, see Selling Services Terms.

Insurance: Providers are required to carry certain insurance coverage limits. For more information about insurance requirements, see Selling Services Terms.

Subscription fees for businesses are waived through June 30, 2015. Amazon takes a 20 percent cut of all jobs under $1,000, and a 15 percent cut if the job is more than $1,000.

A cursory glance through the offerings showed very few services available in the Houston area, though that will likely grow over time as more businesses sign up.

In launching Amazon Local Services, the online retailer is taking on Angie’s List, the venerable services exchange that’s been around since 1995. While Angie’s List charges a fee to access its listings, Amazon Local Services won’t charge consumers.