New home sales in the Houston area rose for a fourth straight month in May, but the market could be tightening as the number of pending sales continued to decline, according to HomesUSA.com. Sales of new home edged up to a record 1,370 in May based on a 12-month rolling average. The Dallas-Fort Worth metro logged 1,371 new homes sales.

New home sales in the Houston area rose for a fourth straight month in May, but the market could be tightening as the number of pending sales continued to decline, according to HomesUSA.com. Sales of new home edged up to a record 1,370 in May based on a 12-month rolling average. The Dallas-Fort Worth metro logged 1,371 new homes sales.

Mattress Firm and Tempur Sealy, longtime business partners engaged in a bitter breakup over the past two years, have reconciled their differences and are getting back together.

Mattress Firm and Tempur Sealy, longtime business partners engaged in a bitter breakup over the past two years, have reconciled their differences and are getting back together.

Texas' manufacturing sector slowed in May, and perceptions of business conditions in the state were weakened this month.

Houston could see its economy expand more than any metro area in the state, adding more than $106 billion over the next five years.

The Houston, The Woodlands and Sugar Land area saw robust year-over-year job growth of 2.8 percent in April. The region now employs 3.1 million people.

Trade between Houston and Mexico averages $23.4 billion annually.

A 5 percent tariff could cause a loss of nearly $11.9 billion in gross product to the Texas economy, and result in 117,335 jobs lost across the state.

CINCINNATI Less than four weeks after sustaining a left hamstring injury some feared may sideline him until after the All-Star break, Astros center fielder George Springer will begin a rehab assignment with Class AA Corpus Christi.

Texas' manufacturing sector slowed in May, and perceptions of business conditions in the state were weakened this month.

Texas' manufacturing sector slowed in May, and perceptions of business conditions in the state were weakened this month.

It's not atypical for MLS teams to field secondary players through the early rounds of the U.S. Open Cup.

Houston could see its economy expand more than any metro area in the state, adding more than $106 billion over the next five years.

Houston could see its economy expand more than any metro area in the state, adding more than $106 billion over the next five years.