Houston registered 60,483 new business entities in 2025, outpacing Austin and Dallas. The surge highlights affordability, an energy‑tech pipeline and university spinouts.

Microsoft will add two 'AI factory' buildings and a 900 MW power plant to Crusoe's Abilene campus after OpenAI stepped back, raising fresh questions about power and local impacts.

Haltom City posted photos after council members stopped by the new USA Donut, which locals are already talking about for donuts, kolaches and croissant pastries.

The Choctaw Nation bought the former Big Lots distribution center in Durant, blocking months of rumors that ICE would convert the warehouse into a detention center. Tribal leaders say the move supports economic planning and protects nearby services.

Dallas police say two people were arrested after officers exchanged gunfire on the 2700 block of W. Jefferson Boulevard; no injuries were reported and body-cam video will be shown Friday.

GulfTex Energy closed a $1.0B recapitalization led by Endurance Investment Partners to shore up its Eagle Ford platform and fund future acquisitions.

Early‑morning thieves rammed a pickup into a Greenville Avenue vape shop, grabbed at least $10,000 in product and left heavy damage. Police are investigating.

The Mitchell and Ye Olde Scarlet Pumpernickel Tavern will close over Easter weekend after owners say the Main Street buildings were put up for sale. Both plan a final week of service.

A Denver private equity firm acquired the 589‑unit Madera at LeftBank in Fort Worth, financed with a five‑year Fannie Mae loan.

KKR is reportedly in talks to buy Dallas‑born Nothing Bundt Cakes in a deal that could top $2 billion, the Dallas Business Journal reports.

A Dallas family says their toddler was abused at a gym-run daycare and has filed suit alleging supervision and safety failures. The case raises fresh questions about oversight of fitness-center childcare.

A fast-moving fire at the Studio 6 motel on the West Freeway in White Settlement displaced roughly 150 residents; one person was hospitalized and the Red Cross is assisting.

Three Arlington relatives were sentenced after a jury found them guilty in a tax refund fraud scheme; courts ordered more than $1.7M repaid. The government says they sought about $8.5M in bogus refunds.