The ownership of Shipley Do-Nuts, a name intrinsically tied to Houston and the city's various cultural underpinnings, has officially changed hands. Peak Rock Capital announced it has sold the brand to Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, a California-based private equity firm.

As Texas, under pressure from President Trump, considers redrawing congressional lines to boost GOP numbers in Congress, California considers responding by boosting the state's Democratic districts.

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) acquired the Texas-based Shipley Do-Nuts from Peak Rock Capital, according to a news release. Shipley is the nation’s largest donut and kolache brand with more than 375 locations across 14 states.

The Houston-based donut chain's CEO said the past five years have seen the company grow more quickly than at any other point in its nearly 90-year

The flooding that occurred over the July 4th weekend in central Texas marks the 10th most deadly flash flood in all of U.S. history. Killing at least 135 people with dozens more missing, this devastating event was caused by unprecedented water levels rising rapidly (more than 26 feet overnight) along the Guadalupe River.

Texas man sued California doctor in federal court, alleging abortion pills mailed across state lines were used to killed his unborn children in landmark Comstock Act case.

After vandalism reports involving graffiti at a few mosques in Texas and California, Muslim leaders there have stepped up existing efforts to keep their sacred spaces and community members safe.

Houston’s iconic Shipley Do-Nuts franchise has been sold to Levine Leichtman Capital Partners following record-setting growth under Peak Rock Capital.

Ordinary Californians are leaving en masse too. From July 1, 2023, to July 1, 2024, California lost a net of about 240,000 residents to other states, many to Texas. The state's overall population rose in 2024, after several years of decline, because of immigration from other countries.

Eight years after the 2017 Nuns-Tubbs wildfires, killing more than 20 people, Sonoma County Emergency Management Dep. Director Sam Wallis said there are similarities, and takeaways, for Texas.