space deal

Intuitive Machines to acquire NASA-certified deep space navigation company

Japanese energy tech manufacturer moves U.S. headquarters to Houston

2 Texas cities named on LinkedIn's inaugural 'Cities on the Rise'

Houston Methodist receives $25M gift, renames department of medicine

New York Stock Exchange Texas announces location for Dallas headquarters

Houston Innovation Awards

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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

Japanese energy tech manufacturer moves U.S. headquarters to Houston

2 Texas cities named on LinkedIn's inaugural 'Cities on the Rise'

Intuitive Machines to acquire NASA-certified deep space navigation company

U.S. News ranks Houston hospital No. 1 in Texas for 14th year in a row

Startups

where to be

11 can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for August

ready, set, activate

Houston hardtech accelerator names 8 scientists to 2025 cohort

where to be

7 can't miss Houston business and innovation events for July

summer session

Houston universities launch summer 2025 accelerators for student ventures

growth report

Houston falls in new ranking of world's best startup ecosystems

report card

3 Houston startups named most innovative in Texas by LexisNexis

where to be

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

Trending News

Pharmaceutical giant plans $5.9B Houston facility and more news to know

Featured Innovators

5 Houston innovators who made headlines in July 2025

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3 Houston innovators who made headlines in May 2025

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

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Tech

Trending Topics

Houston's 13 best midsize companies and more innovation news to know

by the numbers

Houston tech jobs to grow in 2025 as Texas leads U.S. in new tech employment

new report

13 Houston businesses appear on Time's best midsize companies of 2025

Trending Topics

2 Houston universities among world's best and more innovation news to know

group project

Microsoft partners with Rice University's OpenStax on AI teaching tool

bioscience breakthroughs

Houston biosciences company opens new sequencing center for drug development

job search

Texas cybersecurity co. expands unique train-to-hire model to Houston

Trending News

Houston ranks No. 4 for HQ relocations and more innovation news to know

Health

moving in

Innovation Labs @ TMC set to launch for early-stage life science startups

new hire

Digital Health Institute's new exec director aims to lead innovation and commercialization efforts

science supported

Rice University professor earns $550k NSF award for wearable imaging tech​

Launch Pad

Rice biotech accelerator appoints 2 leading researchers to team

epic scale

Houston palliative care company integrates with Epic platforms

biotech breakthroughs

New Houston biotech co. developing capsules for hard-to-treat tumors

robotic surgery

Houston hospital performs first fully robotic heart transplant in the U.S.

fresh funding

CPRIT grants $22M to bring top cancer researchers to Houston

Energy

Big Bang

Houston energy tech startup Molecule closes series B funding round

A Better Battery

Houston team’s discovery brings solid-state batteries closer to EV use

head of hou

Greentown Labs names Lawson Gow as its new Houston leader

to market

Chevron enters the lithium market with major Texas land acquisition

coming soon

Houston cleantech co. plans first-of-its-kind sustainable aviation fuel facility

hot, hot, hot

Texas plugs in among states at highest risk for summer power outages in 2025

Energy Solutions

Houston researchers make headway on affordable, sustainable sodium-ion battery

power breakfast

Ultra-fast EV charging bays coming to Waffle House locations in Texas and beyond

Impact

top of class

Rice University MBA programs rank among top 5 in prestigious annual report

eyes on AI

Houston named ‘star’ metro for artificial intelligence in new report

History in the Making

University of Houston archaeologists make history with Mayan tomb discovery

That's a Wrap

How Houston's innovation sector fared in 2025 Texas legislative session

Declaring the Best

2 Houston universities declared among world’s best in 2026 rankings

Bubbling Up

Rice team keeps CO2-to-fuel devices running 50 times longer with acid bubbles

h-town HQ

Houston ranks among top 5 cities for corporate HQ relocations in new report

top of class

Houston universities earn top marks for research and student opportunity

Money

by the numbers

Houston startup funding surpasses $1B in 2025 despite national slowdown

fresh funding

Houston foundation grants $27M to support Texas chemistry research

fresh funding

Houston VC firm closes $21M fund for underrepresented founders

fresh funding

Houston e-commerce unicorn reaches $1.6B valuation with $50M fundraising round

moving forward

Houston-founded startup raises $1.2M and moves headquarters to Detroit

Fresh Funds

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

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.

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

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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

Money Woes

Texas ranks as No. 1 most financially distressed state, says new report

Everything's Included

Xfinity goes all-in with new national internet plan

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Ranking It

Houston ranks among the 15 best cities in America for 2025

Return to Office

The Houston app that makes your commute smoother, greener + more rewarding

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Houston Highways

New report deems Houston's I-45 expansion a "freeway without a future"

Stay Connected

How to prep your home's tech as Houston hurricane season intensifies

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Where to Live

2 Houston suburbs named among 10 best places to live by U.S. News & World Report

Space

fresh funding

Houston startups win NASA funding for space tech projects

to the moon

Houston Spaceport launches $12M expansion for leading space tech co.

space simulations

Houston space companies land $150M NASA contract for vehicles and robots

space race

Houston students develop new device to prepare astronauts for outer space

mission critical

Axiom Space-tested cancer drug advances to clinical trials

Out In Space

International Space Station welcomes astronauts from successful Axiom Mission 4

space hub

NASA signs on latest tenant for new Exploration Park campus, now underway

SpaceX Update

SpaceX test rocket explodes in Texas, but no injuries reported

Guest Columns

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5 ways technology is transforming the workplace for people with disabilities

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Houston founder on shaping the future of medicine through biotechnology and resilience

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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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