Whataburger is opening inside Daikin Park on Friday, Feb. 27, appearing to take the spot longtime fan‑favorite Shake Shack occupied. The chain will serve a slimmed‑down menu during the WBC and the Astros season.

A Houston man was ordered to serve 228 months after prosecutors say he ran romance and business‑email compromise scams that netted over $4 million.

Houston's $70M-a-year plan to end street homelessness raised about $31M in year one and will be reevaluated after a nearly $40M shortfall, officials say. The gap complicates operations at the new East Downtown hub.

AIAA has submitted a bid to bring IAC 2029 to Houston, tying the event to the GRB South expansion and the city’s space legacy.

Auto-theft detectives say they spotted a suspect breaking into vehicles at a north Harris County hotel; deputies arrested the person and recovered stolen tools. Prosecutors filed charges.

A North Carolina family pleaded guilty in Del Rio after prosecutors say they trafficked firearms to a Mexican cartel; ATF and DOJ flagged the case.

Crews demolished rice silos in Spring Branch on Tuesday as the owner prepares to clear and market the parcel for sale. The move erases a local industrial landmark.

Six South Texas physicians agreed to pay $4.86M to settle allegations they billed federal health programs for unnecessary or unperformed critical‑care and pulmonary tests.

Sika will expand its Sealy plant with more than $90M in capital and 60 new jobs, state officials announced. The project qualified for Texas' JETI incentives.

A judge ordered Wilson Elser to pay six figures after finding the firm ignored court orders in a lawsuit over a 2022 fall outside Toyota Center that left a man quadriplegic.

A predawn house fire on Glenwolde Drive forced residents into the street and left one woman with leg burns as investigators work the scene.

A Spring man is accused of secretly giving his pregnant partner abortion medication; the baby was delivered stillborn and named Presley Mae.

Burger Fresh temporarily closed its Will Clayton Parkway Humble spot citing rent challenges and says it will reopen at 1502 First St. E.; date TBD.