How a casual question to Siri led a Cypress family to an unforgettable discovery
HOUSTON — A casual question to Siri helped spark the journey that ended with a 2.09-carat brown diamond for a Cypress teacher visiting Crater of Diamonds State Park. James Ward, a 41-year-old high school teacher from Cypress, found the diamond on Tuesday, Dec. 30, while visiting the park with his wife, Elizabeth, and...
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic completes expansion with new 5-story clinic
The expansion brings the West Campus physician number to 60. (Courtesy Kelsey-Seybold Clinic) Kelsey-Seybold Clinic has expanded access for residents in the Katy area with the completion of its West Campus renovations, officials announced in a Jan. 6 news release. The expansion—which brings the number of providers to...
Employee charged with invasive recording in Lupe Tortilla bathroom faces new charge related to...
Prosecutors have accepted a second felony charge against a restaurant worker accused of secretly recording customers inside a bathroom at a Lupe Tortilla near the Katy Freeway, according to police. Bayson Elias Pu, 31, is now expected to be formally charged with fraudulent use of identifying information after...
Snap-a-Box Introduces Texas’ First Robot-Cooked Chinese Takeout in Katy’s Jordan Ranch
A new kind of Chinese takeout has landed in Jordan Ranch, and it’s serving up sizzling stir-fries with a high-tech twist. Snap-a-Box, which opened in September 2025, is Texas’ first Chinese restaurant built around robot-assisted wok cooking—and it’s already making waves across the Katy and Fulshear communities.
7-year-old girl shot in the leg at apartment complex on Houston’s north side, HCSO...
A 7-year-old girl was shot in the leg at an apartment complex on Houston's north side late Tuesday.
Austin metro moves up in ‘U-Haul Growth Index’, Texas keeps top spot
The list looks at how many one-way rentals ended in Texas and how many left the state.
Doordash is Texas’s cheapest food delivery app, study finds
Trying to save on takeout? In Texas, see what food delivery service is generally cheapest statewide and select cities, new study shows.
Houston Oil Muscle Fuels Near-Record $27 Billion Windfall for Texas Tax Coffers
Texas' oil and gas machine just delivered again, pouring nearly $27 billion into state and local coffers in fiscal 2025, even as companies quietly cut staff and tightened operations ahead of a softer market. Industry leaders say that haul works out to about $74 million a day, propping up schools, highways, and other...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls TSU audit ‘beyond disturbing’
Texas Southern University faces an uphill climb to regain financial autonomy as it enters 2026 under a crippling state funding freeze. Following a financial audit that exposed systemic mismanagement, the university must now navigate intense state oversight to demonstrate that it can be trusted with its own finances....
Houston-area plastic surgeon has medical license suspended for allegedly practicing while intoxicated
Dr. Azul Shiraz Jaffer of Sugar Land was criminally indicted in December on a felony charge of performing surgery while intoxicated. A Sugar Land plastic surgeon had his license suspended by Texas' medical regulatory board for allegedly practicing medicine while under the influence of alcohol, the board announced...
