Baton Rouge-based b1BANK has leased space near Uptown Houston to serve as its new Houston hub as it targets growth in the Galleria and Tanglewood neighborhoods.

Good God, Nadine's announced it will close next Sunday after the building it occupied was sold, ending the Heights cocktail bar's one-year run.

An evacuation at Lone Star College’s Fallbrook campus Thursday followed reports of a gas smell; police later gave the all‑clear and no injuries were reported.

A 69-year-old protester suffered a broken nose and concussion after a violent assault on the Loop 336/I‑45 overpass; a 40-year-old woman was arrested and faces felony charges.

A 14-year-old was hospitalized after touching an energized light pole at F.M. Law Park in southeast Houston; a coach's quick CPR helped stabilize him. Officials cut power to the fixture and the city has been asked for comment.

The Nook Cafe's Calhoun Road location has quietly shut after 13 years, with a note on the door thanking students, staff and alumni for years of support.

A Houston mother says a passenger fired a gun during a road‑rage encounter on the Katy Freeway; her teen’s cellphone reportedly caught the shot. Investigators are asking witnesses to come forward.

Rice Business Dean Peter Rodriguez will become Wake Forest University’s 15th president on July 1 as Rice prepares an international search for his replacement.

Crews have restored most Harris County power after a midday outage; officials urge reporting outages and following safety guidance.

Surveillance video shows a black sedan strike another car in Houston; the driver was arrested and charged with felony failure to stop and render aid. The accused, a former U.S. attorney, posted bond after an arrest at her home.

A shooting in the 9300 block of Richmond Avenue left one person dead Wednesday; HPD homicide detectives are investigating.

A man was shot outside a Baytown nursing home Tuesday; police arrested a suspect after a pursuit on I‑10 that ended in Chambers County. The victim is reported stable.

HISD will ask Texas for an exemption to a new law requiring three‑point seat belts on every school bus, saying retrofits and replacements would cost about $29 million amid tight budgets.