Transwestern has started Phase Two of the Innerbelt Northwest Logistics Park in northwest Houston, a 1.37M-sf, four-building expansion. Two buildings are pre-leased and two are available, with delivery aimed for Q3 2026.

A new Home Depot Foundation poll and local reporting show Texans waiting far longer to rebuild after disasters because trained tradespeople are scarce. Industry groups say expanded training and policy fixes are needed.

A RevPAR study says The Woodlands lost about $174 million and 651 business leads because it lacks two upscale, full‑service hotels. Officials are weighing recruitment and strategic steps to keep meetings — and tax dollars — local.

Houston‑based Nine Energy Service filed a prepackaged Chapter 11 to eliminate roughly $320 million of debt while keeping operations running. The company has secured a $125M DIP commitment.

FBI Houston says Pershing Powell will remain in prison for 10 years for his role in a December 2024 armored car robbery. Authorities say FBI and Houston police investigated before Harris County prosecutors filed state charges.

Paris Baguette filed state permits to open a 2,767 sq ft bakery-café at Kingwood Commons near Trader Joe's, with about $750,000 in renovations planned.

A Harris County deputy was attacked while working an off-duty shift at Forget Me Not on Washington Avenue; several arrests were made and HCSO is investigating.

A welfare check in northwest Houston led deputies to find a man dead and a woman critically injured; a young child at the scene was unharmed.

A woman was shot twice while sleeping in west Houston; HPD says her fiancé was detained and she is in stable condition.

Six people were injured in a shootout Saturday night behind a northeast Houston strip center during a trail-ride gathering, police said.

A Mont Belvieu man admitted he used meme-stock hype and fake account statements to bilk friends and neighbors out of $2.1 million. Federal prosecutors say he faces prison and restitution at an April sentencing date.

Maiani Holloway was arrested for assaulting her roommate with paint thinner and attempting to set her alight. She's been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Texas intensified the search for fugitive Billy Alfaro, placing him among the 10 most wanted for shooting at officers in Sugar Land. A $5,000 reward is offered for information leading to his arrest.