Sugar Land launched a performance-based innovation fund to attract revenue‑generating startups with grants tied to revenue, jobs and a wage floor. The effort aims to reactivate empty office space and grow higher‑paying local jobs.

Texas regulators want WaterBridge to reimburse nearly $7M after a Ward County well blowout; the company says it will contest the commission's claim.

Clarence "Crazzi Chris" Chambers was sentenced to 420 months for recruiting and forcing teenage girls into commercial sex along the Bissonnet corridor.

Police arrested a 61-year-old in Sharpstown after officers say he treated patients in his apartment and admitted to extractions and cleanings. He told investigators he held foreign dental licenses.

Sugar Land buyer DML Capital picked up 1800 Bering, a 171,510‑sf Class A tower near the Galleria, marking its third Houston office buy and lifting AUM to about $600M.

Dallas-based Pegasus Senior Living plans six new Houston communities across Memorial City, Vintage Park and more, expanding local independent-living and memory-care options. The additions are part of a broader Texas growth push tied to recent management deals.

Houston police say 52-year-old Jose Sierra is wanted in a 2024 gas-station homicide on Hempstead Highway. Detectives are asking the public to call HPD Homicide or Crime Stoppers with tips.

Caffvino in the Heights secured a liquor license and is now pouring a curated list of small‑producer wines. Andy Adams will lead a Corkscrew U tasting on March 19.

Einstein Bros. opened its first Cypress bakery at 20725 Tuckerton Rd, serving fresh‑baked bagels, breakfast sandwiches and a limited‑time free egg sandwich offer. The shop also offers catering and a rewards program.

Republican and Democratic primary ballots included party‑authored propositions this week — 10 for GOP and 13 for Democrats — offering a roadmap for party priorities even though the items aren't laws.

HPD released surveillance photos and Crime Stoppers offered a reward to revive leads in the Oct. 16 Fifth Ward killing.

Incumbent Randy Weber defended the Houston-area 14th District on March 3; early returns were slow and the district’s GOP lean makes an upset unlikely.

City planners want to raise the developer fee and let up to 30% of park dedication funds be spent citywide to buy land and build parks in underserved neighborhoods. The move targets sectors that have hoarded most of the money for two decades.