by the numbers

Texas tops ranking of best state for investors in new report

Autonomous truck company rolls out driverless Houston-Dallas route

Houston cell therapy company launches second-phase clinical trial

Elon Musk's SpaceX site officially becomes the city of Starbase, Texas

Texas-based 'DoorDash for laundry' startup tumbles into Houston market

Houston Innovation Awards

Photos: Houston Innovation Awards celebrates city's startup, tech leaders at annual event

2024 Houston Innovation Awards winners named at annual event

These are 6 of the organizations best supporting Houston's innovation community

Meet 5 of the fastest-growing scaleup companies in Houston

Overheard: 2024 Houston Innovation Awards finalists share top advice for fellow founders

Overheard: Houston's top energy transition founders explain their biggest challenges

Top innovation leaders talk Houston's strengths, weaknesses

People's Choice: Pick your startup of the year for the 2024 Houston Innovation Awards

Trending News

Autonomous truck company rolls out driverless Houston-Dallas route

Texas tops ranking of best state for investors in new report

Texas-based 'DoorDash for laundry' startup tumbles into Houston market

Houston humanoid robotics startup secures millions in pre-seed funding

Startups

where to be

9 can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for May

winner, winner

Student-led startup runs away with prestigious prize at Rice competition

tune in

Trailblazing Houston entrepreneur brings big ideas to new Yahoo Finance show

top of class

7 top Houston researchers join Rice innovation cohort for 2025

Trending news

Forbes and Fortune spotlight Houston innovators and more news to know

big winners

Rice Business Plan Competition doles out $2M to 2025 student teams

In the News

Houston nonprofit news outlet will shut down after only 2 years

student founders

5 Rice University-founded startups named finalists ahead of prestigious pitch competition

Featured Innovators

4 trailblazing Houston innovators to know right now

Here are 3 Houston innovators to know right now

4 Houston innovators to know for February 2025

Play it back: Houston home tech startup begins 2025 with fresh funding

Josh Teekell

Play it back: Why this Houston geothermal innovator's company is set for a hot year of growth

Tim Latimer

Houston investor on why 2025 will be the year of exits

Samantha Lewis

Houston innovator's new platform empowers wealth building for underserved communities

Phillip Yates

Promising Houston sleep tech startup readies for big year of growth, work toward FDA clearance

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Tech

winner, winner

Here's what's next for Houston’s Tempest Droneworx after SXSW Pitch win

Trending Topics

Houston doctor aims to revolutionize hearing aids and more news to know

strategic partnership

VC firm partners with Rice Nexus to open first global office

Manufacturing News

Nvidia announces plans to produce AI supercomputers at new Texas plants

taking flight

Houston XR training company lands $5.8M contract with Air Force

top honor

8 Houston companies earn spots among Fortune's most innovative for 2025

off the ground

United breaks ground on $177 million facility and opens tech center at IAH

International News

Texas robotics co. begins new search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370

Health

palliative care partnership

Houston palliative care startup partners with new platform to expand reach

work perks

Houston femtech co. debuts first holistic wellness suite following rebrand

small but mighty

Houston doctor aims to revolutionize hearing aid industry with tiny implant

childhood cancer

UH, Baylor researchers make breakthrough with new pediatric leukemia treatment device

developing news

Houston lab develops AI tool to improve neurodevelopmental diagnoses

fresh funding

Rice, MD Anderson receive $1.5 million to further brain cancer research

med skills

California-based healthcare co. expands to Houston with new bioskills lab

cha-ching

Texas institute grants $12M to bring leading cancer researchers to Houston

Energy

xprize winners

Houston clean energy co. wins $50 million at Elon Musk-backed competition

In Partnership

ExxonMobil and Rice team up to develop sustainable energy solutions

Fresh Funds

Houston startup Collide secures $5M to grow energy-focused AI platform

clean energy

Dow aims to power Texas manufacturing complex with next-gen nuclear reactors

Tesla Talk

Tesla poised to bring ‘megafactory’ to Houston area with 1,500 jobs

Power Up

Electricity startup expands to Houston with promise of backup battery power

top honor

Houston unicorn startup named North American Company of the Year

Fresh Funds

Houston joint venture secures $5.2M for AI-powered methane tracking tech

Impact

moving in

New energy innovation and coworking spaces open at the Ion

Top of the class

9 Houston universities make U.S. News' list of best grad schools 2025

by the numbers

Remote workers in Houston earn far more than commuters, data shows

flagship facility

State-of-the-art innovation hub opens in Houston Energy Corridor

Sustainable Move

Texas university's innovative 'WaterHub' will dramatically reduce usage by 40%

growth plan

UH study uncovers sustainable farming methods for hemp production

By The Numbers

Texas ranks as top U.S. manufacturing hub, behind only one state

HTown leaders

Houston's top 25 business and civic leaders named by local organization

Money

by the numbers

Houston VC funding surged in Q1 2025 to highest level in years, report says

The Millionaires Club

Texas is home to second largest population of millionaires in the U.S.

World's Richest

18 Houstonians land on Forbes world's billionaires list for 2025

by the numbers

Texas female-founded companies raised more than $1 billion in 2024, VC data shows

Cashing In

$100,000 salary goes further in Houston than most cities, study shows

fresh funds

Houston firm invests $150M in leading 'lab on a chip' medical diagnostics co.

Calculating Costs

How Houston's cost of living compares to other major Texas cities in 2025

by the numbers

Houston VC funding surged in 2024, fueled by major Q4 activity

Sports Tech

Houston sportstech startup shoots, scores in Pharrell Williams competition

on the rebound

Houston sportstech startup shoots, scores in Pharrell Williams competition

Houston sports tech startup aims to optimize unsold resale ticket market with new platform

game on

Houston sports tech startup aims to optimize unsold resale ticket market with new platform

High-tech virtual racing experience to rev up in Houston

vroom, vroom

High-tech virtual racing experience to rev up in Houston

Rice University announces partnership with Houston sports tech startup to enhance student athletics

dream team

Rice University announces partnership with Houston sports tech startup to enhance student athletics

Diversity-focused sports tech accelerator opens applications to Houston innovators for the first time

apply now

Diversity-focused sports tech accelerator opens applications to Houston innovators for the first time

Houston university awards grant to Texas accelerator to support sports tech

game on

Houston university awards grant to Texas accelerator to support sports tech

10 sports tech startups named to Houston-based hybrid accelerator

game on

10 sports tech startups named to Houston-based hybrid accelerator

Lifestyle

Booming Burb

This Houston neighbor was the fastest growing U.S. city in last decade

Boomtown

Harris County booms with 3rd biggest population in U.S.

Ranking It

Houston named No. 2 most diverse major U.S. city for 2025

Innovative Living

Study proposes converting Houston's vacant office space into affordable micro-apartments

By The Numbers

This Houston neighbor is the fastest growing wealthy suburb in America

Best for Biz

Texas ranks among the 5 best states to start a business in 2025

A Soaring Improvement

Houston airport cut traffic congestion by 99 percent during peak travel season

Space

space funding

Houston space tech leader lands up to $10 million for Earth re-entry vehicle and lab

space update

Houston space tech startups share latest updates on lunar missions and more

testing 1, 2, 3

Houston space tech company develops new hypersonic engine features with NASA funding

Innovator Interview

Intuitive Machines engineer talks STEM, innovation, and second chances

To The Moon

Tom Hanks touches down at Space Center Houston for lunar film premiere

all aboard

Houston space org to launch experiments aboard first mission into polar orbit

out of this world

Houstonian and first Black astronaut to walk in space named to Hall of Fame

Lunar Landing

Houston space tech co.'s lunar lander touches down on moon — condition unknown

Guest Columns

Guest Column

Expert: Texas is building a cybersecurity wall — but it needs more bricklayers

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A Houstonian's Guide to SXSW

9 innovation & networking events for Houstonians to attend at SXSW 2025

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Houston experts: Can AI bridge the gap between tech ambitions and market realities?

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Being Prepared

Being prepared: Has the Texas grid been adequately winterized?

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Houston expert on what AI is changing in the workplace — and why employers need to recognize the 'human edge'

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year in review

From hiring tips to AI's impact on the workforce, here's what guest columns were the most read in 2024

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10 years in: Houston entrepreneur reflects on lessons learned

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Houston expert: How leaders can manage divisive topics in the workplace to maintain a unified culture

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