The Sienna Crossing Grain & Berry serves açaí bowls, smoothies and plant‑forward fare while its owners balance running the café with medical and wellness work.

A Katy family's 17-year wait for Medicaid waiver services helped push HB 1188, the Caytlin Handley Act, which makes schools tell parents about LIDDA and waiver options earlier.

A man was critically injured after being set on fire inside a home near Mourning Dove Drive; deputies say Eastex crews extinguished the blaze and the case is under investigation.

FBI Houston says a 15-year-old visiting for World Cup events was enticed online to travel from Texas to Illinois; she was located and reunited with family and investigators are still working the case.

High Street Logistics bought Northwest Spur Industrial Park, a fully occupied, rail‑served 1.01M‑SF campus in northwest Houston with potential rent upside from near‑term lease rollovers.

One person was killed and multiple others were injured after a vehicle crashed into a Nothing Bundt Cakes storefront on West Lake Houston Parkway; the driver was detained and investigators are on scene.

Local doctors warn that rare necrotizing infections linked to saltwater and freshwater exposure can progress rapidly; monitor cuts and seek prompt care.

Rick Ross reimagined Port of Miami as a black‑tie orchestral show at Houston’s Hobby Center and used the stop to outline the business moves behind his empire.

Nova Eatery opened June 12 at 1713 Park Place, serving American‑Latin‑Asian fusion and ‘dirty sodas’ near Texas A&M. The new storefront lists online ordering and pickup hours.

Demolition has begun at 1212 Waugh Drive as permits show plans to convert the longtime Montrose restaurant into a 6,730-sq-ft convenience store with fuel pumps.

United will fly nonstop from Houston to Cartagena starting Dec. 17, 2026 — four weekly 737 flights with seatback screens and planned Starlink Wi‑Fi. The route links IAH to Colombia’s Caribbean coast.

A Houston church canceled a July 4 welcome after records showed a pastor convicted in a 2017 child‑sex sting was granted parole and is due to be released June 30.

Harris County deputies say a man was arrested on three felony counts of possessing child sexual exploitation material; prosecutors accepted the charges. Investigators report additional illicit files were found during forensic exams.