YouTube TV in H-Town

Cord cutters get another option as YouTube TV expands to Houston with live local programming

For $35 a month, with no contract required, subscribers to YouTube TV can get more than 40 channels, including live local feeds from major broadcasters, including ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC Houston affiliates.

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YouTube has expanded its internet-based television service to Houston. On Thursday, owner Google announced the expansion of YouTube TV to the Bayou City and nine other new U.S. markets.

For $35 a month, with no contract required, subscribers can get more than 40 channels, including live local feeds from major broadcasters, including ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC Houston affiliates. Other favorites include popular cable networks ESPN, AMC, FX, E!, Telemundo, the CW, Bravo, the Disney Channel FOX News, and MSNBC. But CNN is notably missing.

Other new cities to get the full service include Atlanta, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, Charlotte, and Washington, D.C. In Dallas-Fort Worth, ABC coverage is restricted to prime programming, minus the local news.

The service launched in April in New York, Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Philadelphia and Chicago. It competes with such services as Dish’s Sling TV, AT&T’s DirecTV Now, Hulu’s live TV service, and Sony’s PlayStation Vue. Aimed at cord cutters, half of YouTube TV viewership comes from millennials ages 18-34, wheres half of traditional TV viewers are over 49.

Among the other features touted by the service:

YouTube TV can be watched on any screen—mobile, tablet or computer—and can be easily streamed to a TV with a Google Chromecast or Chromecast built-in TV.
It works on both Android and iOS. YouTube TV recently enabled AirPlay support so Apple TV owners can stream on the big screen.
It includes a cloud DVR, with no storage limits, so you can stream recordings on any device at any time. It also enables you to record live TV and never run out of storage space plus record shows simultaneously, without using data or space on your phone. Each recording will be stored for nine months.
The service allows six accounts per household.

In the Spotlight

6 Houstonians featured on prestigious Inc. Female Founders 500 list

Photo courtesy of Rottet Studio

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Six Houston female entrepreneurs and innovators were named to the 2026 Female Founders 500 list.

The annual list compiled by Inc. Magazine recognizes female founders based in the U.S. who have built businesses that have moved their industries forward. The group collectively generated approximately $12.3 billion in 2025 revenue and $12.2 billion in funding to date, according to Inc. Five Houstonians were named to the list last year.

"Each year, we are increasingly amazed by the extraordinary leaders on our Inc. Female Founders 500 list," Bonny Ghosh, editorial director, said. "The honorees on this year's list include innovators in AI, beauty and wellness trendsetters winning devoted fans, and nonprofit leaders making a real impact in their communities. Together, they're showing all of us what trailblazing female leadership looks like."

The Houston founders featured on the 2026 list are:

Sassie Duggleby, CEO and co-founder of Houston space tech and engine company Venus Aerospace. Duggleby also serves on the Texas Space Commission board of directors.
Stephanie Murphy, CEO and executive chairman of Aegis Aerospace, which provides space services, spaceflight product development, and engineering services. Murphy also serves as chair of the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium Executive Committee.
Laureen Meroueh, CEO and founder of Hertha Metals in Conroe, which has developed a cost-effective and energy-efficient process that converts low-grade iron ore of any format directly into molten steel or high-purity iron in a single step.
LaToshia Norwood, managing partner of L'Renee & Associates (LRA), a full-service project management consulting firm.
Lauren Rottet, president and founding principal of Rottet Studio, an international architecture and design firm focused on corporate, lifestyle and hospitality projects
Nina Magon, founder and CEO of Nina Magon Studio / Nina Magon Consumer Products, a residential and commercial interior design company. She also co-founded KA Residences earlier this year.

"Grateful to be recognized again on the Inc. Female Founders 500," Duggleby said in a LinkedIn post. "The best part of building Venus Aerospace has been working with an incredible team pushing the boundaries of flight—and helping bring more women into aerospace along the way."

In total, 29 Texas female founders made this list, including Amber Venz Box, founder of the Dallas-based LTK shopping platform, and Austin jewelry mogul Kendra Scott.

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This story originally appeared on our sister site, InnovationMap.com.

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