A brief campaign stop at Mikki’s Soul Food Café in Third Ward left Black leaders calling for real listening sessions as the Texas Senate race tightens.

GM Dana Brown says the Astros' top trade priority is a left-handed outfield bat as Houston juggles options and scouts the market before the Aug. 3 deadline.

Mamba Hospitality is opening a Pho Prime in Garden Oaks and testing a Vietnamese barbecue concept while expanding catering and other locations across Houston.

Negotiators ended a SWAT standoff in southwest Houston after a man who’d threatened maintenance workers barricaded himself inside a building; no injuries were reported.

Precinct 4 deputies searched a Spring neighborhood Tuesday after reports that three people tried to break into a home near McIver Drive and Willow Haven Drive. Residents were told to avoid the area while deputies searched.

A Houston officer shot a suspect Monday night near Highland Village; HPD says the suspect's condition is unknown and no officers were hurt.

Precinct 4 deputies arrested 25 suspected drunk drivers during the Fourth of July weekend, including several charged with DWI with child passengers.

A Heights retail plaza at 2400 N. Shepherd Drive sold to New York REIT Curbline after multiple full‑price offers, with the purchase price undisclosed. The small, grocery‑adjacent center drew competitive interest from buyers.

The Yemeni Bean, a new coffee shop serving Yemeni‑style coffee and pastries, is slated for 16803 Stuebner Airline Road in Spring; opening date is TBD.

An overnight fire at the Deluxe Inn in south‑central Houston sent two people to hospitals and displaced guests early Monday. Crews say the blaze started in a first‑floor room.

A 9-year-old was struck by a bullet while family celebrated in Channelview; officials say the source of the gunfire is unknown and the child is in fair condition.

Discarded fireworks sparked a Copperfield house fire on the Fourth; residents escaped and Cy‑Fair urges soaking spent devices overnight.

Deputies say a traffic stop on the 12350 block of Antoine Drive turned up a firearm and an arrest; Dontrell Simmons faces DWI and weapon charges with bond set at $1,000.