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Major pool supply chain with over 200 Texas locations files for bankruptcy
Leslie's says customers can still shop like usual as it cuts debt and reshapes its store footprint.
franchising.com
The Flying Biscuit Café Signs Katy Lease, Expanding in the Houston Market
October 02, 2026 // Franchising.com // KATY, Texas — An all-day breakfast and lunch café is opening at 1660 S Mason Rd in Katy, Texas, where franchise partners Mario Harper and Ifeoma Harper have signed a lease for their first The Flying Biscuit Café. The café is targeted to open in late November 2026 and will join five Flying Biscuit Cafés already open across the Houston area.
coveringkaty.com
Katy adopts budget, lowers property tax rate
CITY OF KATY, Texas (Covering Katy News) — Katy City Council unanimously adopted a $90.5 million budget Monday and set the city’s property tax rate at 42 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The budget is approximately $3.8 million larger than last year’s, while the tax rate is...
realtynewsreport.com
Peachtree Will Have 3,400 Homes on 1,500 Acres
HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – IHP Capital Partners, a national residential real estate investment firm, is developing the 1,458-acre Peachtree community, which will have over 3,400 new homes. Site work is underway on the initial 206 acres, where 535 single-family lots are expected to be completed in...
hoodline.com
Sugar Land Developer Sued After Firing Blind Engineer With PhD on Day One
7627 Branford Pl — Reported New Headquarters Of Majestic Developers. A legally blind engineer with a doctorate in civil and environmental engineering was hired by a Sugar Land real estate developer in 2024 to design drainage systems for its projects — only to be sent home and fired on his very first day, according to a federal lawsuit. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges the company, Majestic Developers, LLC, promised accommodations before he started, then failed to deliver them and terminated him because of his disability.
The Fence Line
A Tree Crashed Through the Roof Over Their Bedroom, Then the Check Skipped the Water Inside. A Texas Jury Made the Insurer Pay.
A Baytown couple evacuated before Hurricane Ike struck the Gulf Coast in September 2008. When they came home, court records show, a tree had fallen through their roof over the master bedroom, and the roof, the fence and a backyard shed were damaged.
rejournals.com
Trademark Property Company to begin construction of 202,000-square-foot retail district in Cypress
Trademark Property Company and its partner MetLife Investment Management secured financing and will soon begin construction on Dunham Pointe, a 202,000-square-foot retail and restaurant district in the fast-growing Houston suburb of Cypress Texas. Financing was provided by PNC Bank. With 14 tenants already signed on, Trademark will break ground on...
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coveringkaty.com
City adds 3.43 acres to Katy Court Planned Development District for commercial purposes
CITY OF KATY, Texas — The Katy City Council on Monday approved adding 3.43 acres to the Katy Court Planned Development District for commercial development, although the developer has not determined what businesses will eventually occupy the property. The property is near the intersection of Katy Hockley Cut-Off Road...
freightwaves.com
Kodiak taps IKEA to launch driverless freight on I-45
Kodiak AI will haul IKEA freight with no one in the cab later this year, the autonomous trucking company said Tuesday. IKEA Supply is the launch shipper for Kodiak’s driverless long-haul service, which starts on a 219-mile stretch of Interstate 45 in Texas. The driver-out leg runs primarily between...
POLLSTAR
Fort Bend Epicenter Names Ernesto ‘Chuly’ Diaz As Exclusive Booking Agent & Talent Buyer
The Ford Bend Epicenter, an 8,600-seat arena in Rosenberg, Texas, recently named longtime Houston concert promoter Ernest “Chuly” Diaz as its exclusive booking agent and talent buyer. Diaz was brought on to help the venue build out its live entertainment business. He’s worked in the Lone Star State...
coveringkaty.com
Katy weighs digital sign rules as American Furniture Warehouse says local store underperforms
CITY OF KATY, Texas (Covering Katy News) — American Furniture Warehouse wants to bring the large digital signs it uses at its other Houston-area stores to its Katy location, but doing so would require the city to change a sign ordinance that has been in place since 2008. And Katy city leaders aren't convinced they want to do that.
hoodline.com
Magnolia Transmission-Line Issue; Separate Outage Hits 37,000 in Tomball-Cypress
A transmission-line issue near Magnolia disrupted power Tuesday evening, prompting CenterPoint Energy crews to respond and county leadership to press for a firm restoration timeline. KPRC Click2Houston reported a transmission-line issue near Magnolia. KHOU 11 reported that CenterPoint crews responded immediately to an equipment issue at an area substation; by...