UH Athletics posted a $6.1M FY2025 loss — its second straight deficit — as revenue gains fell short of rising Big 12 costs. New media deals and conference payouts are expected to help.

Transwestern has started Phase Two of the Innerbelt Northwest Logistics Park in northwest Houston, a 1.37M-sf, four-building expansion. Two buildings are pre-leased and two are available, with delivery aimed for Q3 2026.

A long‑planned Houston ordinance to flag problem apartment complexes stalled again as inspection reports show sewage and multiple habitability violations at Toro Place. Tenant advocates warn more delays mean more families living in unsafe conditions.

A new Home Depot Foundation poll and local reporting show Texans waiting far longer to rebuild after disasters because trained tradespeople are scarce. Industry groups say expanded training and policy fixes are needed.

Relatives say a man who intervened in an attack on an elderly woman in Third Ward was fatally shot; a suspect has been arrested and charged with murder.

A RevPAR study says The Woodlands lost about $174 million and 651 business leads because it lacks two upscale, full‑service hotels. Officials are weighing recruitment and strategic steps to keep meetings — and tax dollars — local.

Two students and an adult were charged after guns were found at Houston-area high schools during a 16-day span; one student and the adult were released on low bond. Investigations are ongoing.

Houston‑based Nine Energy Service filed a prepackaged Chapter 11 to eliminate roughly $320 million of debt while keeping operations running. The company has secured a $125M DIP commitment.

Metro Houston added 14,800 jobs in 2025, led by education, hospitality and health care, and again outpaced national hiring. The Partnership’s data points to continued demand from population growth.

Blanco Cocina + Cantina has closed its only Houston location at The Galleria, leaving another vacant space amid recent restaurant turnover at the mall.

The Southern District of Texas says it collected $148.15 million in 2025 through restitution, civil enforcement and forfeitures — money headed to victims and taxpayers.

Federal court records say a Chugiak man paid smugglers $5,000 to bring a Honduran mother and her child to the Rio Grande Valley, where agents later found the child alone.

Senior Officer Sean McCreary died after crashing a city vehicle into a tree near Cypress Mills Place early Sunday; HPD’s Vehicular Crimes Division is leading the probe.