Officials with auto parts retailer AutoZone are aiming to begin construction on a new location in Kingwood in January, according to a July 31 TDLR filing.

The details: Construction will consist of the buildout of a roughly 25,500-square-foot facility, per the filing. AutoZone offers a variety of automotive parts and services such as batteries, oil and diagnostics, according to the company's website.

While an estimated opening date was not included in the filing, construction on the project is expected to wrap up in August 2027.

• 1378 Northpark Drive, Kingwood

Check out what's happening in the Lake Houston area from Aug. 27-30.

Kingwood BizCom: Partnership Lake Houston invites business leaders and community members to a meeting in which speakers will address issues and developments specific to their community. Attendees who RSVP receive free lunch and admission.

• Aug. 27, 10:45 a.m.-noon
• Free (admission)
• Kingwood High School, 2701 Kingwood Drive, Kingwood

• Aug. 28, 5 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• 308 E. Main St., Humble

• Aug. 29, 7 a.m.
• Free
• 4537 Kingwood Drive, Kingwood

Officials with the Astrodome Conservancy released a request for information document Aug. 18 seeking advice from developers, investors and operators on the most creative and financially viable ideas to redevelop the iconic Houston landmark known as the Astrodome.

What is it: A request for information (RFI) is a formal business or legal document used to gather general facts, market research, or additional information about features of a product or service from suppliers.

According to the Aug. 18 news release, Astrodome Conservancy officials are specifically seeking input from developers, investors, operators and other stakeholders with experience in large-scale, mixed-use and adaptive reuse projects.

How it works: Interested participants are encouraged by Conservancy officials to submit responses outlining potential concepts, partnership structures, financing approaches or implementation strategies through the submission portal available on the Astrodome Conservancy website. The deadline for responses is Sept. 8.

The Texas Department of Insurance must take action to promote competition and “prohibit excessive or unfairly discriminatory rate setting" in the state's homeowners insurance market, Gov. Greg Abbott said Aug. 24.

The background: Texans are paying the fourth-highest home insurance premiums in the nation, Community Impact previously reported. State data shows that the average Texas home insurance premium nearly doubled from $1,791 in 2016 to $3,506 in 2025.

The details: Abbott asked the TDI to prohibit insurers from using the age of a home and homeowners' personal data when setting rates; create a task force targeting insurance fraud; study the impact of inflated insurance claims; and require insurers to consider a homeowner's participation in a roof fortification program when writing policies.

Another perspective: "Under Greg Abbott, Texas has been one of the most expensive states in the country to own and maintain a home," Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic candidate for Texas governor, said in a statement. "If Abbott really wanted to lower costs, he would have done it in the last 12 years."