SLTX Capital is converting the historic Scanlan Building into Houston’s first Canopy by Hilton, tying a roughly 140‑room hotel to downtown’s Main Street upgrades. The project moves from design into construction with state filings showing work beginning this spring.

A foreclosure auction is set for The Republic Apartments in Garland after S2 Capital allegedly defaulted on a $78.6M loan, while feeder-fund notes warn of a possible equity wipeout.

A 19-year-old Somerville resident was arrested in connection with an April shooting at a La Grange trail-ride event that left one man dead.

Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell unveiled the Protect College Sports Act — a bipartisan package to limit transfers, curb NIL loopholes and allow voluntary media-rights pooling with protections for women's sports.

The Better Business Bureau warns Houston-area households that moving scams — deposits gone, surprise fees, and 'hostage' deliveries — spike as peak season begins.

A Houston man was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder after a shooting during a child pickup on Blue Timbers Court left a 36-year-old man dead. Authorities say the infant was not hurt.

Gov. Abbott told public colleges to hold undergraduate tuition flat for 2026–27 while the state boosted student aid by $328 million to expand grant coverage.

New data show more middle‑aged Houstonians are sharing homes and shifting room searches to the suburbs as housing costs squeeze budgets. The roommate market is getting older—and moving outward.

Beaumont police are searching for a 17-year-old after a toddler was accidentally shot inside an apartment. The child was airlifted to Houston and authorities are seeking tips.

Shareholders approved a plan to move Exxon’s legal domicile from New Jersey to Texas with preliminary support above 70%.

A UnidosUS poll of 500 Texas Latino voters finds roughly one in five who backed Trump in 2024 would switch in a do‑over, driven largely by cost‑of‑living worries.

ICE arrested a Vietnamese national in Houston who had a final 1997 removal order; officials say repatriation limits that kept him here have changed.

Alief ISD board president Darlene Breaux defeated longtime Rep. Hubert Vo in the Democratic runoff for Texas House District 149, flipping the seat after a razor-thin March primary.