Houston’s luxury senior-housing market is heating up as boomers age, driving big deals and high-rise projects like The Hallmark’s Uptown Oaks. Investors and operators say amenities—not nursing care—are selling units.

An 11-foot alligator that wandered into a Fort Bend neighborhood was captured Wednesday and will be relocated to a natural area, officials say.

Waymo nearly doubled its Houston robotaxi footprint to about 50 square miles, adding NRG Stadium, EaDo and the Texas Medical Center ahead of the World Cup.

Houston approved a $350,000 purchase for 10 AI traffic sensors on the Almeda corridor; residents and some councilmembers warn the devices could enable surveillance without clear rules.

CyLife Church filed plans for a $17.1M expansion in Cypress that would add about 45,187 sq ft, including a 1,500-seat sanctuary and new student and children's spaces.

Atlas Real Estate Partners bought The Maddox, a 326‑unit Katy apartment complex from Quarterra. The buyer says it will upgrade the property while large move‑in concessions remain in place.

State filings and FAA documents show Amazon is planning Prime Air launch pads and an 1,800‑sq‑ft office at its Richmond HOU6 fulfillment center. The plans could add about 40 jobs and are still preliminary.

A Pasadena man was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to exchanging child sexual abuse material online; prosecutors say HSI and local deputies led the probe.

A Fifth Circuit panel ruled that harsh prison conditions in El Salvador do not, by themselves, bar deportation — upholding a removal order that affects Texas immigration dockets. The decision leans on a narrow CAT standard requiring specific intent to inflict torture.

A judge blocked the landlord from evicting 8th Wonder’s EaDo taproom after the brewery sued, saying the move appeared timed for World Cup crowds. A hearing is set for May 21.

A Houston man was arrested after authorities say he beat a woman and then assaulted two juveniles who tried to help her at Burnett Bayland Park in southwest Houston.

A candlelit vigil at Traveler's Cart brought Houston’s restaurant community together after the Mitchell family was found dead in River Oaks. Officials say investigators are still reviewing an apparent murder‑suicide.

An adult male is in custody after a traffic stop on Ella Boulevard led to a short pursuit and the seizure of a large amount of suspected narcotics, Precinct 4 says.