Author: Chandler France

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta is one of the 25 richest sports owners in the world, beating out other local billionaire owners.

Forbes’ 2025 World’s Billionaires List includes several familiar Houston names — from Tilman Fertitta to Richard Kinder and more — plus one new entrant.

The city will build the ExxonMobil Baytown Events Center to host sporting events, concerts, educational programs and more.

Big3, a professional 3-on-3 basketball league, revealed the Houston franchise’s name, head coach and which cities the team will face in the 2025 season.

Signs were changed throughout the newly named Daikin Park as well as across downtown in preparation for the Houston Astros’ opening day game.

The University of Houston upgraded the Guy V. Lewis Development Facility, home to both the men’s and women’s basketball teams, ahead of the 2024-25 season.

The acquisition, Cadence Bank’s first since a 2021 merger, expands the bank’s presence in the fast-growing Georgia market.

United Airlines’ new $177 million ground service equipment maintenance facility at Houston’s largest airport will be double the size of the current building.

Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta will give up his role as the company’s leader if confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Italy and San Marino.

The leadership and board changes come just a few months after the Sports Authority got a new CEO and a new chairman.