Food
Bun B’s Trill Burgers launches first brick-and-mortar location in Houston
Posted on · The fast-casual smash burger concept from Houston, which debuted as a popup in 2021, will temporarily operate at 3607 S. Shepherd Dr. in the Montrose area.
Category: Business
Houston Matters
Houston chef Benchawan Jabthong Painter of Street to Kitchen wins James Beard Award
Posted on · Painter, named as the Best Chef in Texas, was one of three James Beard Award finalists from Houston this year, along with Nancy's Hustle and Tatemo.
Business
Energy, life sciences and aerospace industries growing in Houston, despite recession concerns
Posted on · Researchers project that 300,000 jobs will be added in the Greater Houston area by 2027.
Houston
Pat Mann Phillips makes Houston rodeo history as first woman elected to lead board of directors
Posted on · Mann Phillips, 63, a longtime volunteer at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, was recently picked by her peers to serve a three-year term as chair of the board.
Houston Matters
Can Houston-area businesses learn from Anheuser-Busch’s difficult spring?
Posted on · We ask a UH marketing expert how companies can navigate an increasingly complicated and combative social media world.
Energy & Environment
As Texas legislative session nears end, Republican lawmakers try one last push against renewables
Posted on · Proposals considered damaging to Texas’ wind and solar sectors, many of which had been introduced in standalone bills earlier in the session but failed to win enough support to become law, have now been resurrected and added as amendments to a make-or-break piece of legislation to continue the operation of the state's Public Utility Commission.
Public Safety
Camera containing radioactive material, missing since March, found intact in Houston
Posted on · The SPEC-150 radiographic camera, used for industrial purposes, was returned to Houston-based Statewide Maintenance Company, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Houston
Houston’s Bissonnet Track being blockaded at night to curb prostitution
Posted on · The Houston Police Department last week began putting up nightly barricades on a stretch of Bissonnet Street in Southwest Houston that is known to be a hub for prostitution and human trafficking.
Town Square
Global Business Leader Rani Puranik on Her Book “7 Letters to My Daughters” and Her Journey to Success
Posted on · The keynote speaker, leader, author, and philanthropist shares lessons she’s learned in life and how she’s giving back.
Politics
Patrick, Phelan remain at odds over property tax relief, making special session of 2023 Texas Legislature increasingly likely
Posted on · Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan agree on raising homestead exemptions, but they’re diametrically opposed on reducing appraisal cap increases.
Technology
Houston among U.S. cities where Uber unveils teen accounts for ride-hailing services
Posted on · Children between the ages of 13 and 17 can secure their own Uber rides, for the first time, after an account is initially set up by their parent or guardian.
Politics
Odds of special session increase as House adds poison pill to Senate’s property tax relief bill
Posted on · The House’s committee substitute for Senate Bill 3 would lower appraisal cap increases from 10 percent to 5 percent. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick says that’s a non-starter.
Politics
Texas Senate advances “Death Star bill” preempting self-government powers of cities and counties
Posted on · House Bill 2127 would block local governments from regulating in eight different areas, including labor, finance, and the environment.
Energy & Environment
Marathon Petroleum employee dies in fire at Texas City refinery
Posted on · Air quality near the Galveston Bay facility is being monitored in the aftermath of the fire, which started at about 9:30 a.m. Monday and had been extinguished by 2 p.m.
Houston
Multiple Houston breweries medal at prestigious World Beer Cup
Posted on · Houston's 11 Below Brewing Co. won a gold medal for its "Big Mistake," while Holler Brewing Co., Karbach Brewing Co. and Saint Arnold Brewing Company also were awarded.