Houston startups raised $532.3M in Q1 2026 — a near‑50% jump from a year earlier, driven by large energy and decarbonization financings.

UT Austin, UTSA and Baylor are moving AI into core computer‑science classes as software hiring cools and many students delay the job market for extra training.

Rice researchers built a two‑bacterium sensor that converts chemical detections into electrical signals for low‑cost field readouts.

TMC and San Jac signed an April 14 MOU to expand hands‑on training and channel students into growing biomanufacturing jobs in Houston.

Local pad activity, Booster 19 testing and a Starbase closure have pushed SpaceX’s next Starship flight into an early‑to‑mid‑May window. Here’s what to watch.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office has started training deputies on Axon’s AI Translation Assistant, which transcribes and translates body‑cam audio in near real time. The feature is being added to existing Axon cameras and evidence software.

Axiom Space is assembling the AxEMU lunar suits in Houston — seamstresses and engineers are running pools and vacuum tests as NASA moves toward Artemis surface operations.

Houston jeweler Johnny Dang says viral AI‑generated videos are falsely depicting him and his business. The clips spread fast — here’s what experts and new laws say.

LSU’s FUEL is funding proof‑of‑concept grants, a brewery‑turned startup hub and new university programs to turn Baton Rouge labs into energy‑sector jobs. Early investments and a repurposed maker space are meant to keep innovation and jobs in Louisiana.

Daikin Park will add Evolv Gen2 scanners and the autonomous eXpedite bag scanner, promising faster entry lines and renewed privacy questions.

University of Houston physicists used a pressure‑quench protocol to stabilize superconductivity at 151 K under ambient pressure — a new record with implications for power transmission.

UTMB's Moody Longevity Trial will test whether weekly tirzepatide (Zepbound) shifts DNA‑methylation clocks and measures of mobility and brain health in adults 55–70.

Space Center Houston says it has the space and staff to host a major NASA vehicle, but NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will decide which artifact comes to Houston.