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New in Houston — July 2026
4 new openings · 1 answered question · 12 notable events spotted on the Houston map in July 2026.
🏪 New places that opened
Bun B’s Trill Burgers is headed inside the hedges at Rice University in Houston this fall.
78d ago
The Texas Stock Exchange starts trading this week in Texas, with a phased rollout underway.
80d ago
An automobile-themed speakeasy-like bar is opening Friday inside Velocity Sim Racing Lounge in Sawyer Yards.
93d ago
Half Price Books bought the old Soundwaves property at 3509 Montrose Blvd in Montrose, and the bookstore is returning to the neighborhood after closing its Westheimer store in 2021.
101d ago
❓ Questions locals answered
📅 Events that happened
- 📅 White Linen Night is back in Houston's Heights this weekend for its 20th year, with food, music, and shopping in the neighborhood.
- 📅 Space Center Houston is hosting Astronaut Days from July 31 to August 1, with astronaut presentations, interactive labs, and behind-the-scenes experiences.
- 📅 North Central Church in Spring is hosting a back-to-school giveaway Saturday with 2,000 pairs of shoes for students in need.
- 📅 Shipley Donuts is bringing its annual Donut Dash back to Sam Houston Race Park in Houston on October 17, with at least $5,000 planned for Kids’ Meals.
- 📅 Holy Wave, the Austin indie and psychedelic band, is playing a free show at Axelrad in Houston on Saturday night with local support.
- 📅 A public viewing is set for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston this week after he was fatally shot by an ICE agent last week.
- 📅 Toast for Charity is hosting Ready. Set. Read! story time on Saturday, July 18, at the historic Pan African Connection in Oak Cliff.
- 📅 The Society of Publication Designers is bringing Kickback & Connect, an illustrator mixer, to Making Space Bmore on Wednesday, July 15.
- 📅 Jordan 'Tiny' Wilmore, a 7-foot-3 former basketball player, will be sworn in as a Kemah police officer on Tuesday.
- 📅 Entry to Houston's FIFA Fan Festival is paused for Sunday after it reached capacity, and Shell Energy Stadium is at capacity too.
- 📅 Boykins Youth Foundations is holding its 12th annual back-to-school supply drive in Houston on August 5, 2026, with Rock-In-Hood Foundation and Madlineman Foundation.
- 📅 The FIFA World Cup Round of 16 starts today with Canada taking on Morocco in Houston and Paraguay facing France in Philadelphia.