Parkhill has leased about 5,800 square feet at BLVD Place in Uptown Houston, marking a new local office for the architecture and engineering firm.

A Splendora officer arrested a driver Sunday after a traffic stop on FM 2090; police say a child under 15 was in the car and the driver showed signs of intoxication.

A suspected burglar in southwest Houston became stuck in a chimney early Sunday and was freed by firefighters before HPD took the person into custody.

Wolfsmiths' Lindale Park cafe opens next Saturday with live music, The Den comedy showcase and a raffle for a custom 2001 DRZ 250. Entry is $50 per ticket.

Houston police say a child was shot near 8500 Gulf Freeway in an apparent negligent discharge. The child is expected to survive.

A shooting early Saturday at Paradise City Gentleman's Club on the Gulf Freeway left one person dead and another wounded, police say.

Officer Aaron Botello, shot in the head during a traffic stop last week in South Houston, has been released from the hospital and is awake, his union says.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely Saturday in Houston with a marginal severe threat and coastal rip currents. Cooler, breezy conditions arrive Sunday.

Texas A&M’s 400,000-square-foot Space Institute at NASA’s Exploration Park has topped out, moving crews into interior fit‑out and giant moon and Mars testing scapes. The state‑backed project is being readied for partner occupancy in late 2026.

A new Houston Business Journal ranking profiles 100 local manufacturers and highlights where big investments — from Daikin campuses to Eli Lilly’s $6.5B plant — are shifting jobs and neighborhoods. The list maps where training and infrastructure will matter most in 2026.

Vedanta’s Anil Agarwal told energy leaders in Houston the group plans a small local office as Cairn eyes U.S. equipment and partners to speed a production push.

Hacienda Don José quietly opened a Fulshear outpost at 4020 FM 1463 on March 26, replacing Neca’s and adding Tex‑Mex and weekend breakfast to the corridor.

Seven people — including two former TDCJ officers and three Houston-area residents — were arrested after officials say drones delivered phones, drugs and tobacco into an East Texas prison.