Start digging through your junk drawer for old Bed Bath & Beyond coupons — the home goods store is making a comeback, three years after declaring bankruptcy and shuttering all of its locations.

Why it matters: The Container Store, with which it is merging, is perceived as pricey, but Bed Bath & Beyond plans to bring lower price points that it hopes will bring in more customers.

Catch up quick: Bed Bath & Beyond closed its stores in 2023 but continued selling products online.

• The company acquired Kirkland's Home and is now in the process of merging with Coppell-based The Container Store, which filed for bankruptcy in 2024.

Driving the news: The Container Store's locations nationwide are being rebranded as The Container Store x Bed Bath & Beyond stores and will soon start selling items from both brands.

• The country's first dual-branded store, located in Fort Worth, opened to the public on Saturday. The concept will be rolled out to all The Container Store locations nationwide by the end of the year.

The intrigue: Good news for the hoarders among us: The stores will honor old Bed Bath & Beyond coupons and continue giving out new ones.

• The company plans to hold a contest next month to see who has the oldest Bed Bath & Beyond coupon. The winner will get a home refresh.
• "The urban legend was that they never really expire, right?" Bed Bath & Beyond president Amy Sullivan tells Axios.

Vibe check: Products from both brands are embedded within the Fort Worth store's aisles, sorted by room type.

• Bed Bath & Beyond's popular towel wall is back, along with a gadget wall lined with knickknacks such as fridge forks and cherry pitters.
• "We really want to take the customer on a journey through her home and mix these two brands together because they complement each other very well," Sullivan says.

What's next: The beyond, Sullivan says. The company is exploring offering mortgage, title and brokerage services.

Zoom out: Beyond's Buybuy Baby is also making a comeback, slated to return in 2027 as freestanding locations.

Ikea opened its second smaller-format store in North Texas late last week.

Why it matters: The furniture and decor store is opening smaller versions of its stores across the country to make them more accessible in urban areas.

Driving the news: A Rockwall location opened Wednesday. The 108,875-square-foot, one-story store includes a showroom, 6,000 products on display, a cafe and almost 4,000 items available to take home.

• The store is larger than the one at The Shops at Park Lane, which opened in March.

By the numbers: The Rockwall location is about a third of the size of the region's first Ikea in Frisco, which opened in 2005 in a 310,000-square-foot building.

What to expect: Though much smaller than the sprawling warehouses in Frisco and Grand Prairie, the Dallas location still feels quite large.

• Customers can peruse the showroom, which features living areas, bedrooms and kitchens for inspiration.
• Like the Dallas location, the new Rockwall store lets you pick up items purchased online.

The intrigue: The Rockwall and Dallas stores both have a Swedish bistro serving Ikea's famous meatballs.

The bottom line: Nothing ignites the appetite like redecorating.

"The Texas Constitution's internal political remedies, none of which involve the judicial branch, were sufficient to the task of restoring the House's ability to do business."

🚨 Remains found at an Everman home were confirmed to be of 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, who was last seen in 2022. His mother was charged with capital murder but deemed incompetent to stand trial. (WFAA)

👀 Southwest Airlines laid off around 75 workers, saying the reduction was an "operational restructuring." (DMN)

⚖️ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says Texas Children's Hospital must create a "detransition clinic" for patients "who were subjected to 'gender-transition' procedures" under a legal settlement with the state. (Axios)

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Emma, Olivia, Liam and Noah are still the most popular baby names in the state, per the Social Security Administration.

The big picture: The U.S. fertility rate dipped to a historic low last year, declining 1% compared to 2024 and almost 20% compared to 20 years ago.

The intrigue: Emma came out on top last year, after flip-flopping with Olivia for the most popular girl name in Texas for several years.

• Liam dethroned Noah in 2018 and remains the most popular boy name in Texas.

Zoom out: While Liam and Olivia have been the country's top baby names for seven years in a row, Kasai and Klarity were considered the fastest-risers of last year.

• Other novel spellings climbing the ranks: Neithan and Madisson.