Return-Path: Delivered-To: alvarochf@traceseis.com Received: from cs510.bluehost.com by cs510.bluehost.com with LMTP id v9sKHICi6mkbwAgAWiBQxw (envelope-from ) for ; Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:51:44 -0600 Return-path: Envelope-to: alvarochf@traceseis.com Delivery-date: Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:51:44 -0600 Received: from maile-hc.linkedin.com ([108.174.0.203]:38927) by cs510.bluehost.com with esmtps (TLS1.3) tls TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.98.2) (envelope-from ) id 1wG2tb-00000002P6G-44V8 for alvarochf@traceseis.com; Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:51:44 -0600 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=maile.linkedin.com; s=d2048-202308-0e; t=1776984692; bh=cIX0Gtdubp5SAK6xCwJudUfOrh0kUAhBPTFuloNui/k=; h=Date:From:Subject:MIME-Version:Content-Type:To:X-LinkedIn-Class: X-LinkedIn-Template:X-LinkedIn-fbl; b=n+s28osSUXA2Eq9eiDcD55kWSt9jwwWTwMB62+PkoP+0sG142EzDBvfMIwOKqRSVg AVEqFpUMScZbwpfHTHNUSXE7UK03qfZxLD6HKKR9rDvVOv3XnpU8VYtceTQ/AV0JjI Dy4Q/cARbHm8djr1A24ldR4roceIpa7s6KQrTivQdDdzik6MyCHBoInTS0o7srWu+e nhvC12hHhDloswFHLphKoObECqibBz1E1VZvxQAaJtvFKpOcdwuYqBFzQYyILLDCGo q6QrzSTvEPrEhE5en3B27hoWX2agwIQGjFKxBWUGmbFCy5Ce/8GzcNtsCN6X0bNdcc /gqvN/IY6rZzA== DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=linkedin.com; s=d2048-202308-00; t=1776984692; bh=cIX0Gtdubp5SAK6xCwJudUfOrh0kUAhBPTFuloNui/k=; h=Date:From:Subject:MIME-Version:Content-Type:To:X-LinkedIn-Class: X-LinkedIn-Template:X-LinkedIn-fbl; b=YKQrh4zpmPEWle0N6OtJBS/sXoh/UGgEuCe2DHf4NQgoXBITgTGkNhKBtSzceqa+T b+ngoksICypyHP/br77wleH5CVsx2T1pVD4np21u5dP63kAUr137q2MqeU/VzLRrhD CulUXnldrl8bjnLoWW94WYD1MEWSJnbKtbhilvAbO7OF5J/tIpVgZ5oO/9RSwDqpFP /8vbQylmXkfCTw4oMPDlx5BearE69RTNqO8jd05aDYvCWAwHJ9WNW22FD/B6U+pGTA eo2qtjK39D5TFZ3mg1HTcaGRB7b/+lux03j+acAZksBd3BYLRz8/QjX2COQ1OEaUiw WSq1kAGouxeiA== Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:51:32 +0000 (UTC) From: Houston Business Journal via LinkedIn Message-ID: <540388585.99985.1776984692633@lor1-app93998.prod.linkedin.com> Subject: Houston billionaire loses out on pro team; city getting another public co.; 'Darth Vader house' back on market; and more MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_99983_127867619.1776984692630" To: "Alvaro Chaveste Jr." X-LinkedIn-Class: EMAIL-DEFAULT X-LinkedIn-Template: email_series_follow_newsletter_02 X-LinkedIn-fbl: m2-aszysin9e1duqot294z4urbpkbk44zyli1jq5s2ebw47e2hyxbk8n31segr7swzi8vynft76tfmlzrt0pom7k1s24mb52y2p0b1t9y X-LinkedIn-Id: niwq2c-moc2sytq-ty List-Unsubscribe: List-Unsubscribe-Post: List-Unsubscribe=One-Click Require-Recipient-Valid-Since: alvarochf@traceseis.com; Wed, 13 Nov 2024 04:36:45 +0000 X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.3 X-Spam-Score: 3 X-Spam-Bar: / X-Spam-Flag: NO ------=_Part_99983_127867619.1776984692630 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-ID: text-body Bayou City Biz=20 By Houston Business Journal By Houston Business Journal =20 =20 Read this article on LinkedIn to join the conversation Read on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/comm/pulse/houston-billionaire-loses-out-pro-team-= city-getting-y88lc?lipi=3Durn%3Ali%3Apage%3Aemail_email_series_follow_newsl= etter_02%3BU96YiybtQ%2FCTKfUOQzEH8w%3D%3D&midToken=3DAQHs81gzrEnLQw&midSig= =3D3Om6mLNw0rWsc1&trk=3Deml-email_series_follow_newsletter_02-null-0-read_m= ore_banner_cta_&trkEmail=3Deml-email_series_follow_newsletter_02-null-0-rea= d_more_banner_cta_-null-niwq2c~moc2sytq~ty-null-null&eid=3Dniwq2c-moc2sytq-= ty&otpToken=3DMTMwMTFjZTIxNjI2YzhjZGI0MjYwZmViNDExOWUxYmQ4N2NhZDY0ODk4YTY4Y= TZmN2JjZTA0NmM0OTVhNWZmNGYyZDJkNGU5MWFiMmNhZTU3ZGEwYWFhMDJkOWZmNjY2NzVhMzM1= OTI4N2NkNjUyY2IzNmFjZTAzLDEsMQ%3D%3D =20 The Houston Business Journal=E2=80=99s Bayou City Biz Newsletter is your go= -to source for the most popular headlines in Houston=E2=80=99s thriving bus= iness community. From finance, technology, sports, energy, growth, real est= ate, innovation and more, each edition highlights the stories that engage a= nd answer our readers=E2=80=99 most burning business questions. If you have= any questions or news tips, please email HBJ Managing Editor Erica Ponder = at eponder@bizjournals.com, or Editor-in-Chief Sean McCrory at smccrory@biz= journals.com. Sign up here for HBJ's free morning and afternoon daily newsl= etters. Be sure to follow HBJ on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.= Houston billionaire Dan Friedkin=E2=80=99s bid for San Diego Padres comes = up short A local billionaire was among the final bidders for the MLB=E2=80= =99s San Diego Padres, but the team will ultimately be sold to a private eq= uity mogul for a record $3.9 billion, according to multiple reports. This m= arks Friedkin Group Chairman Dan Friedkin=E2=80=99s third unsuccessful atte= mpt to buy a major U.S. team. Read more on this. Dan Friedkin among bidders= for San Diego Padres in potential record $3.5B sale Lawsuit between Joeris= , Landry's appears headed for trial A dispute over the Tower of the America= s in San Antonio could see a jury trial early next year. Houston-based Land= ry's seeks more than $1 million in damages from Joeris General Contractors.= The trial is tentatively scheduled for Feb. 16, 2027, in Bexar County. Rea= d more on this. Church of St. John the Divine to launch $58M expansion (GAL= LERY)=F0=9F=93=B8 One of the nation=E2=80=99s largest Episcopalian churches= is preparing to break ground on a $58 million expansion and reimagining of= its River Oaks campus. The church, which has operated in River Oaks since = 1939, hopes the expansion will better connect it to the surrounding communi= ty. Read more on this. Hope City Houston opening first permanent church in = former office building Dominique Dawes Academy expanding into Texas with 2 = Houston-area locations Olympic gold medalist Dominique Dawes' gymnastics ac= ademy will soon make its Houston debut. The =E2=80=9CMagnificent 7=E2=80=9D= gymnast is opening two Houston-area locations in 2026 as part of a nationw= ide expansion to 50 facilities. Learn more about this expansion. Simone Bil= es=E2=80=99 Taste of Gold restaurant opens in Bush Intercontinental Airport= (PHOTOS) Return of the listing: 'Darth Vader house' back on the market Wes= t University Place=E2=80=99s infamous "Darth Vader house" is back on the ma= rket just one year after the home found a new owner. The seller has more th= an doubled the home=E2=80=99s asking price. Read more here. 'Darth Vader ho= use' among priciest Houston-area homes sold week of April 13, 2025 (PHOTOS)= Law firm Arnold & Itkin plans $12.9M Uptown office build-out Personal inju= ry law firm Arnold & Itkin appears to be planning a $12.9 million renovatio= n of the penthouse at the 22-story tower at 3040 Post Oak Blvd., according = to a state filing. The office tower was acquired by Houston-based Braun Ent= erprises last year. Read more here. Loan for 99% vacant building formerly h= ome to Bechtel matures 1,066-acre Baybrook Mall-adjacent community opens st= rong (PHOTOS)=F0=9F=93=B8 Want to live within walking distance of Baybrook = Mall? Midline, by Brookfield Residential and CDC Houston, opened behind the= mall with plans for 2,800 total homes in southeast Houston. Find out more = here. Walmart to renovate 72 Texas stores, many in Greater Houston Walmart = is continuing its renovation streak in Texas with plans to remodel 72 store= s across the state this year, including 16 in Greater Houston. Last year, t= he company opened a new store in Cypress and had 15 Houston-area renovation= s planned. Read more on this. Walmart plans major investment in Houston are= a, sees more growth opportunities Wing delivery drones take off in Houston,= carrying Walmart orders (PHOTOS) Trader Joe's confirms Spring-area store, = begins Bellaire site work Houston geothermal unicorn Fervo Energy files for= initial public offering It=E2=80=99s official: Houston-based geothermal un= icorn Fervo Energy has filed a registration statement for a proposed public= offering. News that Fervo was planning an IPO first surfaced over a year a= go. This is the latest move for the geothermal startup, which has secured h= undreds of millions of dollars and has drilled extremely hot wells. Learn m= ore here. Report: Geothermal unicorn Fervo Energy files for initial public = offering Fervo Energy secures $421 million in financing, enough to finish f= lagship project's first phase=C2=A0 Renovated $4M home in The Woodlands amo= ng Houston's priciest sales (PHOTOS)=F0=9F=93=B8 A French-inspired estate i= n The Woodlands flew off the market after just two days and landed among th= e Houston area=E2=80=99s priciest homes sold. Take a look inside the home, = which underwent a transformation in 2023. Recently updated waterfront home = among most expensive Houston-area sales week of March 22 (PHOTOS) HBJ's 202= 6 Landmark Awards: Meet the finalists, winners and individual honorees (PHO= TOS)=F0=9F=93=B8 This year's Landmark Awards recognized real estate project= s that make a significant impact on Houston and help sculpt the look, feel = and image of the city. 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margin-bottom: 8px; height: 1px; border-width: 0; backgro= und-color: #8c8c8c;"> <div data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-block"> <h3 clas= s=3D"m-0 text-md text-system-gray-90 pt-1 pb-0.5 leading-regular font-bold"= data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-block-h2" style=3D"margin: 0px; padding-bo= ttom: 4px; padding-top: 8px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; line-height= : 1.25; color: #282828;"> <span class data-test-id=3D"little-text-block">Ho= uston billionaire Dan Friedkin=E2=80=99s bid for San Diego Padres comes up = short</span> </h3> </div> <div class=3D"pt-2" data-test-id=3D"publishing-im= age-block" style=3D"padding-top: 16px;"> <figure class=3D"m-0" style=3D"mar= gin: 0px;"> <img class=3D"w-full block max-w-full" src=3D"https://media.lic= dn.com/dms/image/v2/D5612AQFSeRITXgt7vg/article-inline_image-shrink_1000_14= 88/B56Z28bJKqGsAQ-/0/1776982725744?e=3D1778716800&v=3Dbeta&t=3Dl1kY= 37FxnPnlikB5AxUpebIDhsKsLSSXDHe0eYcpZ4M" style=3D"outline: none; text-decor= ation: none; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; display: block; width: 100%; = max-width: 100%;"> </figure> </div> <div data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-bl= ock"> <p class=3D"m-0 mt-1.5 text-md leading-open" style=3D"font-weight: 40= 0; margin: 0px; margin-top: 12px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;"> <spa= n class data-test-id=3D"little-text-block">A local billionaire was among th= e final bidders for the MLB=E2=80=99s San Diego Padres, but the team will u= ltimately be sold to a private equity mogul for a record $3.9 billion, acco= rding to multiple reports.</span> </p> </div> <div data-test-id=3D"publishi= ng-text-block"> <p class=3D"m-0 mt-1.5 text-md leading-open" style=3D"font-= weight: 400; margin: 0px; margin-top: 12px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1= .5;"> <span class data-test-id=3D"little-text-block">This marks Friedkin Gr= oup Chairman </span><span class data-test-id=3D"little-text-block"><a href= =3D"https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/search/results?q=3D%22Dan+Friedkin%= 22" target=3D"_blank" class=3D"inline no-underline cursor-pointer text-colo= r-link font-bold" data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-block-link" style=3D"text= -decoration: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 10= 0%; display: inline; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; color: #0a66c2; tex= t-decoration-line: none;">Dan Friedkin=E2=80=99s</a></span><span class data= -test-id=3D"little-text-block"> third unsuccessful attempt to buy a major U= .S. team.</span> </p> </div> <div data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-block"> <= p class=3D"m-0 mt-1.5 text-md leading-open" style=3D"font-weight: 400; marg= in: 0px; margin-top: 12px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;"> <span class= data-test-id=3D"little-text-block"><a href=3D"https://www.bizjournals.com/= houston/news/2026/04/17/billionaire-dan-friedkin-bid-san-diego-padres.html"= target=3D"_blank" class=3D"inline no-underline cursor-pointer text-color-l= ink font-bold" data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-block-link" style=3D"text-de= coration: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;= display: inline; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; color: #0a66c2; text-d= ecoration-line: none;">Read more</a></span><span class data-test-id=3D"litt= le-text-block"> on this.</span> </p> </div> <div data-test-id=3D"publishing= -text-block"> <p class=3D"m-0 mt-1.5 text-md leading-open" style=3D"font-we= ight: 400; margin: 0px; margin-top: 12px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5= ;"> <span class data-test-id=3D"little-text-block"> <ul class=3D"block mt-2= mr-0 ml-3 p-0" data-test-id=3D"little-template-list-unordered" style=3D"ma= rgin-left: 24px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 16px; display: block; paddi= ng: 0px;"> <li class=3D"mt-1.5 ml-2 text-md leading-open text-system-gray-9= 0" style=3D"margin-left: 16px; margin-top: 12px; font-size: 16px; line-heig= ht: 1.5; color: #282828;"> <span class=3D"italic" data-test-id=3D"little-te= xt-block" style=3D"font-style: italic;"><a href=3D"https://www.bizjournals.= com/houston/news/2026/03/27/dan-friedkin-among-bidders-san-diego-padres.htm= l" target=3D"_blank" class=3D"inline no-underline cursor-pointer text-color= -link font-bold" data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-block-link" style=3D"text-= decoration: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100= %; display: inline; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; color: #0a66c2; text= -decoration-line: none;">Dan Friedkin among bidders for San Diego Padres in= potential record $3.5B sale</a></span> </li> </ul> </span> </p> </div> <hr= data-test-id=3D"publishing-divider-block" class=3D"my-1 h-[1px] border-0 b= g-system-gray-60" style=3D"margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; height: 1px= ; border-width: 0; background-color: #8c8c8c;"> <div data-test-id=3D"publis= hing-text-block"> <h3 class=3D"m-0 text-md text-system-gray-90 pt-1 pb-0.5 = leading-regular font-bold" data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-block-h2" style= =3D"margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-top: 8px; font-size: 16px; fo= nt-weight: 600; line-height: 1.25; color: #282828;"> <span class data-test-= id=3D"little-text-block">Lawsuit between Joeris, Landry's appears headed fo= r trial</span> </h3> </div> <div data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-block"> <p= class=3D"m-0 mt-1.5 text-md leading-open" style=3D"font-weight: 400; margi= n: 0px; margin-top: 12px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;"> <span class = data-test-id=3D"little-text-block">A </span><span class data-test-id=3D"lit= tle-text-block"><a href=3D"https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2025= /09/29/tower-of-the-americas-joeris-lawsuit.html" target=3D"_blank" class= =3D"inline no-underline cursor-pointer text-color-link font-bold" data-test= -id=3D"publishing-text-block-link" style=3D"text-decoration: none; -webkit-= text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; display: inline; cursor= : pointer; font-weight: 600; color: #0a66c2; text-decoration-line: none;">d= ispute over the Tower of the Americas</a></span><span class data-test-id=3D= "little-text-block"> in San Antonio could see a jury trial early next year.= </span> </p> </div> <div data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-block"> <p class= =3D"m-0 mt-1.5 text-md leading-open" style=3D"font-weight: 400; margin: 0px= ; margin-top: 12px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5;"> <span class data-t= est-id=3D"little-text-block">Houston-based </span><span class data-test-id= =3D"little-text-block"><a href=3D"https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/newss= earch?q=3Dlandrys" target=3D"_blank" class=3D"inline no-underline cursor-po= inter text-color-link font-bold" data-test-id=3D"publishing-text-block-link= " style=3D"text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-= size-adjust: 100%; display: inline; cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; 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