A federal appeals court has vacated the injunction blocking Texas’s SB 12 and sent the case back to district court, clearing the way for the law to take effect March 18. Advocates say they will keep fighting in the courts.

Jacquelina Chambliss was arrested after two Houston residents say an impostor posing as a Wells Fargo worker took more than $30,000 from their accounts before the bank reversed the charges.

The Woodlands Township is negotiating with Early Bird to build a 50-acre public par‑3 course at South Gosling Park, promising night-play options and lower-cost access while protecting the tree canopy.

January snapshots show fewer closings and longer listing times in New Caney and Porter, with most sales in the $200k–$399k range as inventory rises.

A 38-year-old Pearland man was arrested after an NCMEC cybertip led investigators to a north-Pearland home; he faces three counts of possession of child pornography.

Dense fog will cut visibility through 9 a.m. Friday; sunshine returns with highs near 83°F.

Tony's Italian Delicatessen is leasing a ground-floor spot at City Place in Spring and plans a late-summer opening. The shop will bring its oversized Carnegies closer to Houston.

Victoria Elizondo is opening a second Cochinita & Co. at 4928 Fulton St. in Lindale Park. Breakfast and lunch service is slated for April, with a guest‑chef dinner series to follow.

An anonymous donor paid a Houston senior's $8,927 SNAP overpayment after the state admitted it approved benefits in error. The gift halts planned garnishment.

Grange in Katy has introduced 40‑foot lots and a J. Patrick model, moving starting new‑home prices into the $370,000s and widening entry‑level options.

Cloudy morning and a warm Thursday with highs near 83°F. Patchy coastal fog possible after 10 p.m.; mariners should take caution.

A former NASA engineer says a coordinated, "weaponized" campaign of false assault claims and police misconduct destroyed his career. He has filed a federal suit seeking damages.

A Kinder Institute analysis finds nine institutional investors own about 11,000 Harris County single‑family homes, concentrated in north and west suburbs. Local pockets, not the countywide average, tell the story.