🌱 German Doner Kebab Coming Soon + SW Houston Apartment Complex Fire

Happy Monday, people of Houston! Here's what's happening in Houston today.

First, today's weather:

Heavy afternoon t-storms. High: 84 Low: 66.

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Here are the top five stories in Houston today:

1. German Doner Kebab, the international fast-casual brand specializing in gourmet kebabs, is coming soon to Sugar Land Town Square this summer. The brand will utilize the help of Dallas-based global design consulting firm Harrison, the company announced April 19. (Community Impact News)

2. Firefighters spent Sunday fighting a two-alarm fire at an apartment complex in southwest Houston. The fire started just before noon on Sunday in the 6700 block of S. Dairy Ashford, according to the Houston Fire Department. (KHOU 11)

3. Police are looking for a suspect accused of shooting a man while attempting to carjack him and robbing another vehicle in the same night in southeast Houston. Officers received a call of a shooting at 12:50 a.m. to the first scene located in the 3700 block of Dreyfus. (ABC 13)

4. A judge set bond at $50,000 for a teen who is accused of killing an 18-year-old girl while reportedly playing with a loaded handgun on Houston's south side on Saturday afternoon. 17-year-old Zakorion Batiste is charged with manslaughter in the death of 18-year-old Nariah Champion, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. (Click2Houston)

5. A 13-year-old girl was attacked at school, left bleeding, and is afraid to go back to school. The incident happened in the Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District, where the 7th grader suffered a serious head injury among other things when she was attacked at Cy-Fair ISD’s Thornton Middle School by another student. (Fox 26 Houston)

Today in Houston:

• HAIS Theater Collective at Houston Academy for International Studies. (3:30 PM)
• Canva For Business: The Us Space Workshop at Ion Houston. (6:00 PM)
• The Social Sessions (Houston) at Sesh Coworking. (6:30 PM)
• Tai Verdes at White Oak Music Hall. (8:00 PM)
• The Corral Comedy Open Mic With Jesse James at The Secret Group. (11:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• A security guard fatally shot a man outside of a bar at 042 Lounge located at the 13700 block of Westheimer on Saturday night according to Houston Police. (ABC 13)
• JSX, the Dallas-based, hop-on jet service, has resumed the popular seasonal route from Houston to Destin, Florida, according to the company. (CultureMap Houston)
• Zalat Pizza is set to open its third Houston location in the Heights on Tuesday, April 26 at 250 W. 20th St., Ste. 300, Houston. (Community Impact News)

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— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.