A Basketball Team Can Be Sold, But Who Owns Its History?

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The Houston Police Foundation says it will begin construction this month on a new $10.5 million firearms training center at the Houston Police Academy Campus.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2025/06/03/523034/houston-police-foundation-to-break-ground-on-10-5-million-firearms-training-center/

#CityOfHouston #Guns #Houston #LawEnforcement #Local #News #Police #Firearms #HoustonPoliceAcademyCampus #HoustonPoliceDepartment #HoustonPoliceFoundation #PoliceGuns #TilmanFertitta

The United States Senate in an 83-14 vote Tuesday confirmed Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta's nomination as the ambassador to Italy and San Marino.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/04/30/520120/u-s-senate-confirms-houston-billionaire-tilman-fertittas-nomination-as-ambassador-to-italy/

#Houston #Local #News #Politics #HoustonRockets #ItalianAmbassador #TilmanFertitta #UniversityOfHoustonSystemBoardOfRegents

Local billionaire Dan Friedkin has reportedly been in talks with the National Hockey League about a potential expansion to Houston.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/sports/2025/03/21/516615/nhl-reportedly-met-with-houston-billionaire-to-discuss-bringing-hockey-team-to-houston/

#Business #Houston #Local #News #Sports #DanFriedkin #HarrisCountyHoustonSportsAuthority #HoustonAeros #HoustonHockey #NHL #TilmanFertitta

Another wealthy Houstonian was tapped by President Donald Trump on Thursday to serve as an ambassador to the United States.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/02/07/513279/trump-taps-houston-philanthropist-melinda-hildebrand-to-be-u-s-ambassador-to-costa-rica/

#Houston #Local #National #News #Politics #HilcorpEnergyCompany #HoustonBillionaires #MelindaHildebrand #PresidentDonaldTrump #TilmanFertitta #USAmbassador

Landry's, Inc., owned by Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta, lost a legal challenge this week against Landry Distillery. Landry's had claimed the Austin-based distillery was infringing on its trademarked name.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/business/2025/01/14/510807/houston-billionaire-fertittas-company-loses-lawsuit-against-landry-distillery/

#Business #Court #Houston #Local #News #HoustonRockets #LandryDistillery #LandryS #LandrySInc #TilmanFertitta #TrademarkInfringement

[thread] Tilman Fertitta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilman_Fertitta
https://www.forbes.com/profile/tilman-fertitta

* Am. billionaire
* owner, Houston Rockets; Golden Nugget Casinos; Landry's: TX-based restaurant/entertainment co.
* Dec 2024 named Trump2 U.S. Ambassador to Italy
* GOP donor, incl. $1.1M+ to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
* April 2020 Abbott named Fertitta to Strike Force to Open Texas
* tasked w. reopening TX during COVID-19 pandemic

#billionaires #TilmanFertitta #Texas #GOP #GregAbbott #libertarianism #capitalism #WealthTax

Via #Politico @ 9: 42pm ET on Dec 21, 2024

#DonaldTrump announced Saturday that he is tapping #HoustonRockets owner #TilmanFertitta to be the next ambassador to #Italy, where firebrand Prime Minister #GiorgiaMeloni has become a #European power player — and a #Trump favorite.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/21/trump-taps-billionaire-houston-rockets-owner-tilman-fertitta-as-italy-ambassador-00195822

Local billionaire and Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta could reportedly be President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to Italy. Fertitta chairs the UH System Board of Regents.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/12/11/508464/houston-rockets-owner-tilman-fertitta-possibly-in-running-for-trumps-ambassador-to-italy/

#Houston #International #Local #National #News #Politics #HoustonRockets #PresidentElectDonaldTrump #RickPerry #TilmanFertitta #USAmbassadorToItaly #UniversityOfHouston