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View MoreA Texas Attorney General report reveals that a CenterPoint Energy data breach compromised the names, addresses, Social Security numbers and driver's license numbers of more than 1 million Texans, and affected residents have not yet been notified.

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View MoreElizabeth Perez-Montes has opened the Houston area's first Studio Pilates International franchise at Township Square in Missouri City, turning her post-surgery recovery into a family-run fitness business offering Reformer Pilates classes seven days a week.

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View MoreTherapy 4 Littles, a private-pay pediatric speech and occupational therapy clinic, plans to open at 6133 Sienna Ranch Road in Missouri City in early 2027, serving children ages eight months to 18 with play-led therapy and parent observation rooms.

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View MoreHome sales in Missouri City-area ZIP codes dropped to 257 in August 2026, down from 272 a year earlier, though three of five local ZIP codes posted year-over-year gains, according to CB&A Realtors data.

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View MoreParis Baguette, a national bakery-café chain, plans to open a locally owned franchise at 6266 Highway 6 in Missouri City's Colony Lakes Shopping Center in late October 2026.

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View MoreLittle Caesars franchisee Ajaz Punjani has opened a second Missouri City restaurant along Highway 6, joining the chain's existing Texas Parkway store, with a grand opening celebration planned in the coming weeks.

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View MoreThe City of Stafford selected Gatherings for the Home, a primitive antiques and home décor shop at 2829 N. Main St., as its September 2026 Business Highlight, recognizing owner Cherry Whittington's 30 years in the community.

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View MorePepper Lunch, a Japanese fast-casual chain known for its 500-degree iron-plate dining concept, plans an $850,000 buildout at 10407 Highway 6 in Missouri City's Fort Bend Town Center, with construction set to finish in November.

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View MoreMissouri City's three-person Economic Development Department, led by Executive Director David Gwin, says it is pivoting from warehouse recruitment toward technology-driven manufacturing and offering direct support to existing small businesses through an open-door policy.

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View MoreFive businesses have opened in Missouri City in August, headlined by MoCity Comedy Lounge, owned by local comedian Eric Bowens, and Big Air, a 30,000-square-foot indoor adventure park that held its grand opening Aug. 1.

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View MoreComfort Foodies, a Latin-Caribbean and Southern soul food fusion restaurant founded by Elsa and Jeff Matthews, has soft-opened at 8731 Highway 6 in Missouri City's Sienna area, with a grand opening expected in fall 2026.

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View MoreA multistate Salmonella Javiana outbreak traced to jalapeños from a single Sinaloa, Mexico grower connects a Stafford Costco jalapeño pullback and a Missouri City food-processing plant recall through the same supplier, Coast Citrus Distributors, with 345 confirmed cases across 27 states as of Aug. 14.
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