24 Hour Pickle opened in Sugar Land in early February 2025 and offers eight pickleball courts for competition and training. Co-owner Kirandeep Singh said the business has already discussed expansion. (Jamaal Ellis/Community Impact)
The pickleball boom has hit Houston—and it’s only going to keep growing, said Mookie McDevitt, senior vice president of Strategic Partnerships at ACE Pickleball Club, which is set to open in Sugar Land in early 2026.
“Five years ago, if you walked into any bar or restaurant and said, ‘Hey, does anybody here play pickleball?’ They would have no idea what you were talking about,” McDevitt said…