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| Oct 29, 2026 | Air taxi network to land in 'Texas triangle' of Houston, Austin, DFW next year | San Jose, California-based aerospace company Archer Aviation is bringing its air-taxi system to the “Texas triangle” of Houston, Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth.
Currently, the planned zero-emission electric air taxi networks will use Archer’s... |
| Oct 26, 2026 | What to expect from the inaugural TiECon Texas event this week | Innovators and entrepreneurs will gather in Houston this week to show off their latest advancements in automation during the first-ever TiECon Texas conference at the Ion District.
“Automation is not simply changing how we work. It is redef... |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Meet 4 Houston health tech startups that are advancing medical innovation | Houston has been driving medical innovation for decades. And thanks to leading hospitals, cutting-edge research and breakthrough technologies, the region’s healthcare ecosystem continues to improve how patients are diagnosed, treated and ca... |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Houston's Innovation Engine Accelerates: Tech, Health, and Industry Lead Texas Growth | Houston surges as a premier innovation hub. University of Houston researchers fight superbugs with AI and quantum sensing. They expand opioid overdose training, addressing a critical health crisis. Generous philanthropic gifts bolster engin... |
| Oct 12, 2026 | UH lands $3M grant to expand opioid overdose training | The University of Houston has received a $3 million federal grant to expand its potentially life-saving overdose response training program.
The grant will support the Houston Health Department’s FRONTLINES program that trains first responde... |
| Oct 9, 2026 | Rice University launches new venture fund for university-affiliated startups | Rice University has launched its new One Giant Leap Ventures Fund I, which will invest in the university’s spinouts and alumni-founded startups.
The early-stage institutional venture fund will function with a hybrid structure that allows fo... |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Announcing the 2026 Houston Innovation Awards finalists | InnovationMap is proud to reveal the finalists for the 2026 Houston Innovation Awards.
The sixth annual Houston Innovation Awards program returns in an all-digital format this fall to honor the best of Houston's innovation ecosystem, i... |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Energy AI company opens first U.S. office at Houston’s the Ion | Building on its partnership with Houston-based oilfield services provider Halliburton, energy-sector AI company Shape Digital recently opened an office at The Ion. It’s the company’s first U.S. location.
Shape Digital’s workforce in Houston... |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Houston team’s breakthrough device leads innovation news to know | Editor's note: September brought exciting headlines across the Houston innovation sector — from a breakthrough device for spinal injury treatment, to a pharmaceutical giant's Houston groundbreaking. Below, catch up on the five big... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events for October | Editor's note: Healthcare and energy conferences headline this month's slate of innovation events in Houston. But there's also time for family-friendly gatherings and pickleball socials. Here’s what not to miss in October and... |
| 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 24, 2026 | New report ranks Texas among top 10 states where AI could disrupt jobs | A new nationwide report examining where AI could "reshape" the most jobs has ranked Texas No. 9 among the most at-risk states for AI job disruption.
The new SmartAsset report compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia to ... |
| Sep 23, 2026 | UH lands $1.2M NIH grant to fight superbugs using AI, quantum sensing | The fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria like MRSA is getting science fiction-like upgrades at the University of Houston thanks to a new four-year, $1.26 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
The university says the r... |
| 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 | 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 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 | 3 Houston children's hospitals ranked best in the nation by U.S. News | Houston has many renowned hospitals providing exceptional care, and now three local medical centers have earned national acclaim for their top-notch healthcare for children and adolescents.
Texas Children's Hospital, Children's Me... |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Houston ranks No. 2 for share of AI talent in professional services | Houston’s professional and business services sector—think law, accounting, consulting, and engineering firms—grabs one of the industry’s biggest shares of AI talent.
A report from commercial real estate services giant CBRE ranks Houston No.... |
| 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 ar... |
| Sep 8, 2026 | This is the salary required to live comfortably in Texas in 2026 | A new national report looking at the income it takes to live comfortably in each of the 50 states has revealed Texans need to earn slightly less now than a year ago.
SmartAsset analyzed what a single individual, as well as family of four, m... |
| Sep 7, 2026 | Texas is the 7th hardest working state in America for 2026, says report | Texans pride themselves on being industrious, and a new report has confirmed Texas as one of the 10 most hardworking states in America in 2026.
The Lone Star State claimed the No. 7 spot this year in a slight dip from its 2025 ranking, wher... |
| 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 ... |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Tesla self-driving mode wasn't to blame in Houston-area crash, report suggests | Federal safety investigators looking into a runaway Tesla that killed a grandmother in her home say the driver had pressed the accelerator to full speed, suggesting the vehicle's self-driving software was not to blame.
The driver had t... |
| Jul 17, 2026 | European spacecraft developer expands to Houston with U.S. business, new lab | European aerospace manufacturer The Exploration Company has established its first U.S. entity and named Space City as its headquarters.
The company announced earlier this month that it has launched TEC Federal to support U.S. government cus... |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Texas Innovation Surges: Space, Biotech, and Urban Tech Drive Economic Ascent | Houston and the broader Texas landscape are experiencing unprecedented innovation. New pharmaceutical facilities boost the life sciences sector. Space companies secure major NASA contracts, expanding lunar ambitions. Healthcare institutions... |
| Jul 13, 2026 | $12M pharmaceutical manufacturing facility to be built in Sugar Land | A nearly $12 million drug manufacturing facility is coming to Sugar Land.
City leaders in Sugar Land recently approved a $1.3 million performance-based incentive for DeliverIt Group, a Sugar Land-based provider of specialty pharmacy, infusi... |