Author: Jeff Jeffrey

Buying a home is getting more difficult for potential buyers across the state.

Bruce Molzan, 64, chef at Ruggles Black on Kirby, is no longer facing two felony charges of indecency with a child after prosecutors moved to dismiss the case.

The property at 12631 Main Street was once home to the Houston Sportsplex, a popular Houston outdoor recreation center that closed in December.

Gourmet Ranch said the meat-processing plant will allow for growth in production and new hires to meet the growing demand for meat products and online consumer buying.

Houston-based JD Fields & Co. is a supplier of steel products to customers around the world, and ZL Chemicals is a polyacrylamide and polymer dispersion equipment manufacturer serving the oil and gas industry.

Jackson-Shaw said construction is scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2023.

The 22,000-square-foot estate, which was previously listed as the Romanov Estate, also includes a 3,500-square-foot guest home and additional staff quarters.

Phase one of the development, which broke ground in October, consists of a five-story, 294,000-square-foot laboratory and office building at 3131 Holcombe Blvd., just east of the Texas Medical Center.

MetroNational plans to build a 27-acre urban infill development to replace the former Sears store, which was torn down in 2020.

When FedEx opened the distribution center in November, the company said the facility employed 690 workers and that it planned to hire an additional 185 employees.