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| Oct 5, 2026 | Meet the esteemed judges for the 2026 Houston Innovation Awards | Editor's note: Judging is now underway for the 2026 Houston Innovation Awards, and it's time to meet the decision makers.
Our 2026 judging panel comprises past award winners who represent a variety of industries and areas of expertise. They... |
| Sep 30, 2026 | UH secures $5M in philanthropic gifts to bolster engineering, nursing | The University of Houston has received two significant philanthropic gifts to advance innovation and healthcare, the college announced this month.
Manmohan Singh Kalsi and Marie-Luise Schubert Kalsi granted $4 million to UH’s Cullen College... |
| Sep 30, 2026 | SpaceX's supersized Starship rocket launches into orbit for first time | SpaceX launched its enormous Starship into orbit for the first time Monday, September 28, and successfully delivered the most advanced Starlink satellites yet, but cut the flight short to ensure safety.
The spacecraft reentered over the Pac... |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Houston university to launch master’s in artificial intelligence | Houston’s Rice University will welcome students to its new Master of Artificial Intelligence (MAI) program next fall, the college announced last week.
The program, which will begin taking applications this fall, is geared toward students wi... |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Tech giant Meta opens first Texas retail store in Houston's Galleria | Social media giant Meta has arrived in Houston with a new store that allows shoppers to go hands-on with all of its products. The Meta Lab, which offers an immersive retail experience, is now open daily on level two of the Galleria.
Shopper... |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 5 must-know fall application deadlines for Houston innovators | Editor's note: As fall reaches full swing, Houston's innovation scene is calling on the latest batch of founders and startups looking to make a difference. A number of accelerators have opened applications. Read below to see which might be ... |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Houston college joins inaugural workforce accelerator supported by Google | Houston City College (HCC) is one of 15 community colleges from around the country to be selected for the first-ever Workforce Futures Accelerator.
The three-year effort is supported by Google.org, the tech company’s philanthropic arm, and ... |
| Sep 23, 2026 | SpaceX to get more than 700 acres of Texas wildlife refuge in land swap | A federal judge on Monday, September 21, refused to block the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more than 700 acres of wildlife refuge as part of a land swap in Texas, while environmental groups vowed to continue their legal challenge... |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Rice Alliance, Greentown name winners of Houston Energy and Climate Week pitch competitions | Approximately 100 startups from around the world pitched their breakthrough technologies and businesses during Houston Energy and Climate Week, with a select few taking home top prizes and bragging rights.
Each year, investors at the Rice A... |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Eli Lilly breaks ground on $6.5B pharmaceutical factory in Houston | Leading pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly broke ground today, Sept. 21, on its $6.5 billion manufacturing site at Houston's Generation Park.
The 236-acre, state-of-the art factory is expected to come online in 2030 and will manufacture Found... |
| Sep 21, 2026 | UH Health names leader of new digital health institute | Recently launched UH Health has named the first-ever executive director of its new Institute for Digital Healthcare Transformation at the University of Houston.
Beto López has been tapped to lead the new initiative that aims to help develop... |
| Sep 21, 2026 | ExxonMobil gets approval for $5B Texas Gulf Coast carbon capture project | Spring-based ExxonMobil has won approval from the Texas Railroad Commission for a $5 billion carbon capture and storage project in East Texas.
Dominic Genetti, senior vice president of CCS at ExxonMobil, told The Financial Times, which brok... |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Houston researchers develop breakthrough device that could bypass spinal injuries | Scientists at Houston Methodist have announced a significant leap forward for spinal cord injury recovery.
The researchers have developed a device that essentially bypasses spinal injuries, allowing signals from previously “lost” functions ... |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Houston university named No. 10 in nation and more top innovation news | Editor's note: September sees a flurry of news for the innovation community, with one Houston university topping a nationwide ranking and one Houston-area NASA contractor poised to go public. Here are the five most-read Houston innovation h... |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Abbott assembles expert team to help lure U.S. Space Academy to Texas | State Rep. Greg Bonnen of Friendswood has been tapped to lead a new team that will promote Texas as the future home of the U.S. Space Academy.
Bonnen, a neurosurgeon, chairs Houston Physicians’ Hospital and the powerful Texas House Appropri... |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Houston space companies take off with new tech, deals and contracts | Space City has had a busy month.
Houston-based aerospace institutions Venus Aerospace, Axiom Space, and Aegis Aerospace have each recently announced advancements in their respective fields that include expansions and new contracts from U.S.... |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 10 Houston billionaires land on Forbes' 2026 list of richest Americans | The richest billionaires in America have a collective worth of $8 trillion in 2026, a staggering $1.4 trillion increase since last year, says Forbes. American billionaires are so wealthy that it now takes an unprecedented $4.4 billion net w... |
| Sep 14, 2026 | New pilot program for air taxis, Project Nexus, takes flight in Texas | By 2029, Texas skies could be buzzing with air taxis, much like they are with drones today.
To kick off the "Project Nexus" pilot program in Texas, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, and Texas Department... |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Houston university ranks No. 10 best in the U.S. in new 2027 report | Education ranking and review website Niche has released its 2027 rankings of the best colleges in the U.S., and Rice University leads as the No. 1 best university in Texas, and No. 10 best nationwide.
Niche's annual rankings compared over 4... |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Houston-area NASA contractor plans Nasdaq IPO | Webster-based NASA contractor Rothe Development Inc. has filed paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to go public.
Rothe, a minority- and woman-owned business, hasn’t yet identified how many shares it will sell and how ... |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 10 can't-miss events at Houston Energy and Climate Week 2026 | Editor's note: Houston Energy and Climate Week returns for its third year, Sept. 12–18, with panels, happy hours, pitch days and tours focused on the energy transition.
The Ion District will host many of the week's events. Here are details ... |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Houston ranks No. 3 among rising coding markets in U.S. | When you think of coders—the wizards who design, write and test programming languages for software and mobile apps—tech hotbeds like Silicon Valley and Austin might pop into your head.
But Houston has earned a spot on the coding map.
A new ... |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Momentum is where Houston founders go to break $1 million — apply by Sept. 30 | Houston loves a startup story. The harder story, the one that decides whether a company becomes an employer, a brand, and a fixture of the city, is what happens after the start. Most businesses that survive their early years still never cro... |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Tesla proposes Houston-area solar plant & more top innovation headlines | Editor's note: August proved to be a big month for innovation news in Houston, with big plans revealed by Tesla, the expansion of Apple's Houston footprint, and an update on the MD Anderson-anchored medical center planned for Austin. Below ... |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Pioneering cohousing development opens in Houston's historic 2nd Ward | An experimental, multi-generational building in the East End is now open and accepting residents. Only 10 of the 33 units remain available at East End Commons, the first project from CoHousing Houston.
Located at 115 Lenox, East End Commons... |
| Aug 31, 2026 | Houston founders launch edtech startup, pilot to pinpoint why students are struggling | Early detection. It sounds simple enough: identify a problem before it has the chance to become a bigger one.
But in practice, early detection is much more difficult to navigate, especially in education, when it comes to identifying the rea... |
| Aug 28, 2026 | MD Anderson president to retire after nine years, interim successor named | An era is ending at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
On Aug. 26, Dr. Peter WT Pisters announced his plans to retire from his role as president of the comprehensive cancer center. He will work on a smooth transition of lead... |