A black bear tracked since July 2025 has reemerged in East Texas, and TPWD says it overwintered there — a first in more than 50 years.

SB 1164 broadens when Texas police may order emergency mental‑health detentions — adding clinical signs like deterioration and lack of insight. Supporters call it lifesaving; critics see civil‑rights risks.

Ashanti Allen, 23 and eight months pregnant, was found dead in a southwest Houston park after days of searches; investigators and volunteers are seeking tips.

Saddle Creek plans to lay off 168 workers at its New Caney warehouse beginning June 11, hitting forklift operators, supervisors and inventory staff. The move follows similar cuts in other states.

A family‑run specialty cafe called Kilo is headed to Snider Plaza this summer, promising measured pour‑overs, Onyx beans and an omakase tasting.

A state filing shows JOEY will invest $9M to build a 7,709‑sq‑ft full‑service restaurant at CityCentre Six in Memorial City, with construction slated Aug. 2026–Apr. 2027.

A $470M CMBS loan on two Allen Center towers was flagged for special servicing, underscoring pressure on downtown Houston office fundamentals.

Houston police are investigating after a body was found Thursday on Chimney Rock Road near Gasmer Drive. Officials have released few details as detectives process the scene.

A suspect ran into a vacant house at Bellaire and Hillcroft after a brief chase, prompting a SWAT response and road closures, KHOU reported.

Harris County deputies say a suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of 18‑year‑old Anthony Perla. The sheriff’s office named the victim and defendant in a brief post.

A NOAA inquiry has sidelined TPWD’s decades‑long gill‑net monitoring, creating a data gap that managers and researchers warn could complicate fisheries decisions. Federal comment deadlines are this week.

A Houston federal judge vacated a conviction in a Pemex bribery case after finding prosecutors failed to produce translators for key evidence. The decision undoes a December verdict and could affect how translated messages are used in FCPA trials.

Walk‑in lawyers are appearing in Harris County eviction courts, turning imminent evictions into settlements and dismissed cases. The model is pushing donors and county leaders to pay attention.