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Changing handsConfirmed

Whataburger

167 Yale St · Houston, TX 77007

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Stage
Changing hands
First filing
Nov 25, 2025
Latest update
Aug 10, 2026
Records
3 from 3 sources
Evidence
Confirmed
Neighborhood
Washington Ave

Project timeline

  1. Aug 10, 2026 · Construction registered · $1,000,000 · conversion of an existing taco cabana qsr into a whataburger qsr · est. 10/26/2026–3/29/2027
    Construction filing
  2. Nov 25, 2025 · Liquor tax account closed · out of business (open since 2012)
    Liquor tax filing
  3. Nov 25, 2025 · Liquor license surrendered · full bar
    Liquor license

Filings are public records. “Verified” lines are our own checks. How we read these records

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Records from more than one agency show this restaurant closed.

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Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

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Tax registration · Sep 16 · Registered for sales tax · Limited-service restaurant · plans to start sales Nov 1, 2026
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New owners are taking over this restaurant.

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  • Confirmedtwo matching records, or a news report
  • Filedone official record
  • Spotted 90 days before openinghow early the first filing came

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