When Marisol and Jorge Cuevas opened Conchas Cafe Bakery in July 2024, they set out to bring a taste of home to their community in Humble. The family-run bakery, operated alongside their children, serves traditional Mexican pan dulce and coffee, which Marisol Cuevas said is a sweet reflection of her roots and the community she has called home since she was 15.

Craving pan dulce? Conchas Cafe Bakery is a product of the couple’s desire to create a business where their children, Aaliya, Ozzy and Ivan Cuevas, could work together and learn about entrepreneurship, Marisol Cuevas said. The bakery offers traditional Mexican pan dulce, freshly made from scratch every morning. With about 1,200 baked goods made daily, Marisol Cuevas said the conchas tend to be the first to run out. Conchas are seashell-shaped sweet breads flavored with cinnamon and topped with sugar. 

To pair its freshly baked delights, Conchas Cafe Bakery offers coffee with coffee beans sourced from Austin. Some favorites from the menu include:

• Iced horchata coffee
• Iced strawberry matcha
• Iced Choco Abuelita

Whataburger officials will celebrate a Dec. 1 opening of their new location in Humble, officials announced in a Nov. 26 news release.

The details: According to the news release, the eatery will feature a double drive-thru, dining room, and digital menu boards. Additionally, the restaurant will include a custom interior mural featuring Whataburger iconography with “Humble” displayed across the wall. Whataburger offers a variety of burgers, chicken options, fries, shakes and a breakfast menu with sandwiches and taquitos.

• Opened Dec. 1
• 15940 Woodland Hills Drive, Humble

With Christmas quickly approaching, here are eight organizations hosting toy drives for children that anyone can participate in. This list is not comprehensive, and details are subject to change.

Pearland Neighborhood Center Toy Drive: The Pearland Neighborhood Center is partnering with the Pearland Police Department for a holiday toy drive. Local businesses can contact officer Ryden Cohen to sign up to host a donation box where residents can drop off new toys for families in need.  

• Donations needed by the week of Dec. 12
• 2335 N. Texas Ave., Pearland
• Suggested donations: new, unused and unwrapped toys

Holiday Toy Store: Ronald McDonald House is collecting toy donations for babies and teens. Gifts must be new, in original packaging and unwrapped, and will be delivered to residents’ doors on Christmas morning. 

• Donations needed by Dec. 5
• 1907 Holcombe Blvd., Houston
• Suggested donations: video game systems, video game controllers, headphones, jewelry, diaper bags, teething toys, play mats

The rental-home market in the Houston region is showing signs of balance, with  more homes available to lease while overall pricing remains steady, according to the Houston Association of Realtors’ October 2025 Rental Market Update.

What this means: According to the market update, single-family homes for rent in the Greater Houston area surged in availability. In October, 11,749 single-family homes were available for rent—the highest on record.

Leasing activity remained strong in the same month, 3,725 single-family homes were leased— up 9% from the same month a year earlier, the report states. 

Real estate agents added 7,122 new listings to the Multiple Listing Service in October versus 5,935 last year—a 20% year-over-year increase, per the report.

Waymo is gearing up to roll out fully autonomous driving in Houston and Dallas.

The gist: The move comes as Waymo begins driverless operations in Miami, with launches planned in four additional cities—Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Orlando—over the next several weeks, according to a Nov. 18 news release.

Waymo leaders said expanding to new markets has become increasingly streamlined thanks to its “generalizable” Waymo Driver and a consistent operational playbook.

According to the company, the shift to fully autonomous driving—once viewed as a major technological leap—has become routine as its safety systems and deployment strategy mature.

Diving in deeper: The company reports its vehicles have already shown strong safety performance, with 11 times fewer serious-injury collisions compared with human drivers in its current operating areas.

• Severe storms, tornado cause damage across northern Harris County
• New Caney ISD high schools to add 15 minutes to each school day
• Major projects in Humble and Kingwood result in increased water rates
• Waymo to launch fully autonomous driving in Houston and Dallas in coming weeks
• NRG Energy to build 455-megawatt natural gas power plant in Houston