May 4, 2026 -
Olivia Di Muro waited more than four hours Sunday in a winding line with her parents just for the chance to spend a moment or two with the FIFA World Cup trophy.
When her time arrived and she walked past a black curtain into the trophy room at Helix Park, Olivia and her family — all dressed in the yellow and blue colors of Colombia — first posed in front of the trophy.
April 15, 2026 -
The TMC has struck an agreement with a major provider of high-level biomanufacturing training — after the same curriculum lured several publicly traded pharmaceutical companies to the Houston area.
March 4, 2026 -
The Texas Medical Center has added some familiar faces to its board of directors and named a new chair as it continues to roll out commercial developments. Alexandra Pruner, who has been vice chair of the board of directors since 2023, succeeds Greg Moore, a business litigation partner at Blank Rome LLP, as the TMC’s board chair. A representative for the TMC said Moore will remain on the board.
J. Downey Bridgwater, chairman and CEO at Gulf Capital Bank, will serve as vice chair of the TMC board.
"We've had the honor of having Alexandra on the Board of Directors for five years now, as an innovative leader with a clear focus on TMC’s strategic initiatives and priorities," William McKeon, president and CEO of Texas Medical Center, said in a March 4 news release. "We are thrilled to have her lead our Board during this pivotal time for TMC, and we are confident her strategic thinking will continue to guide us forward."
February 18, 2026 -
Houston’s life sciences market leaders went from pondering how to attract major players to scoring a $6.5B investment from pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly in less than five years.
The next decade will move even faster, Texas Medical Center CEO Bill McKeon said at Bisnow’s Houston Life Sciences Conference on Tuesday.
February 18, 2026 -
Healthcare employment continues to anchor Houston’s labor market. The region added 14,800 nonfarm jobs in 2025, according to the Greater Houston Partnership. Healthcare accounted for the largest share of that growth.
