Makesy opened a shop in Haltom City's H Mart Plaza after moving from California; city officials say the move will bring more than 100 jobs locally.

Banpu says it will invest $1.5B+ in U.S. gas-fired power to serve hyperscale and AI data centers, concentrating on Texas and its Temple power footprint. The move leans on BKV’s Temple plants and plans for new capacity and acquisitions.

Irving rolled out a city-backed 0% interest loan program offering $2,500–$100,000 to qualifying small businesses through a LiftFund partnership. A free info session is scheduled for April 13.

Adidas is opening an Originals store at Legacy West in June, a roughly 3,200+ sq ft lifestyle shop that will join luxury and athletic retailers at the Plano center. The location will feature premium product and Dallas‑specific assortments.

Bed Bath and Beyond will buy Coppell-based The Container Store for about $150 million, folding Elfa and Closet Works into its Everything Home plan. The deal is targeted to close in July 2026.

H‑E‑B will hold hiring fairs April 15–16 as it staffs new Irving and Murphy stores; applications are posted on careers.heb.com.

GFL closed a roughly $900M deal for Frontier Waste Solutions, adding 24 Texas sites and nearly 1,000 staff. The purchase densifies GFL’s Texas Triangle footprint and tightens local competition.

Richard Rogers, who helped turn Mary Kay into a global cosmetics company with his mother Mary Kay Ash, has died at 82. Services are pending.

Westwood filed a prospectus naming the Texas Stock Exchange as the planned primary listing for a new energy ETF, PWRX. The filing marks the first public primary listing commitment for the Dallas‑based exchange.

Yellow Rose by Kendra Scott is headed to Mule Alley in the Fort Worth Stockyards — a roughly 6,600‑sq‑ft, $1.44M build‑out slated to start May 1 and finish by October 2026.

Barnes & Noble filed to open a 20,000-square-foot bookstore with a café at Montgomery Plaza in Fort Worth, with interior work slated this summer.

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

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