The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's new exhibit showcases a selection of modern masterworks by renowned artists of the postwar European avant-garde.

Why it matters: On the heels of the Frida Kahlo exhibit closing, MFAH is bringing in another blockbuster exhibit — this time with about 100 works from Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, Henri Matisse, Alberto Giacometti, Paul Cézanne and other 20th-century artists.

• The exhibit also pulls back the curtain on the relationship between the artists and the collectors who helped shape modern art history.

The big picture: The "Picasso-Klee-Matisse: Masterpieces From the Museum Berggruen" exhibit makes its U.S. debut at MFAH on May 20 and will run through Sept. 13 while the Museum Berggruen in Berlin undergoes renovations and its collection tours internationally.

• The exhibit features paintings, watercolors, drawings and sculptures collected by famed dealer and collector Heinz Berggruen between the 1940s and 1990s.

Zoom in: The curators placed the paintings and sculptures in conversation with one another, showing how artists borrowed ideas, techniques and inspiration across movements and played with their own styles.

• Visitors can follow Picasso's evolution into Cubism alongside the works of Georges Braque, who co-founded the movement with him.
• The exhibit also features striking portraits of Dora Maar — Picasso's muse, collaborator and an accomplished artist — alongside her own drawings and paintings, bringing a female artistic voice into the largely male-centered Berggruen collection, curators say.

Fun fact: The MFAH decided to paint some of the walls in the exhibit bold blue, red and yellow, inspired by midcentury European modernist architecture. Seeing the vivid colors behind some of the paintings creates an entirely different viewing experience and brightens many of the works.

Stunning stat: Curators say Houston hasn't seen this many Klee works gathered in one place in roughly three decades. An entire room is devoted to Klee, tracing how he explored color theory and abstraction.

What they're saying

Gulfton is home to a new community soccer park as hype picks up around the World Cup in Houston.

Why it matters: Leaders hope the new park will enhance quality of life in one of Houston's most historically underserved communities before and well after the annual tournament.

Driving the news: Houston's Visa Street Soccer Park opened last Wednesday at 6500 Chimney Rock Road in the heart of Gulfton.

• It's one of several soccer parks pledged by Visa, Street Soccer USA and Bank of America to be built in all 11 World Cup cities, expanding their 2025 plan to bring soccer parks to cities nationwide.

Zoom in: Houston's new soccer park features two small professional-grade fields, lighting for extended play and programming space.

What they're saying: "This tournament is a global moment, but its legacy is built locally in the neighborhoods that will host fans, families and the next generation of players," Kim Lawrence, Visa's regional president for North America, said in a statement.

• "We're turning tournament momentum into meaningful opportunity that lasts well beyond the final match."

Zoom out: Other companies are also betting big on a rise in youth soccer surrounding the tournament.

• Airbnb announced in December it would invest $1.3 million in Houston ahead of the World Cup, a plan that includes expanding youth soccer access.
• On top of helping fund the Gulfton park, Bank of America is working to bolster youth soccer nationwide through promotional events, equipment donations and training investments.

Go deeper

One AV company, Bot Auto, says its trucks are already cheaper than a human driver, at least on one route from Houston to Dallas.

Why it matters: Goldman Sachs Research expects autonomous trucks to become cheaper per mile than human-driven trucks in 2028.

The latest: Xiaodi Hou has been obsessed with cost-per-mile since founding Bot Auto in 2023, after his previous AV trucking company, TuSimple, shuttered its U.S. operations and moved to China.

• Bot delivered its first commercial load without a safety driver onboard last week for Ryan Transportation, a freight broker.
• It's just one route, a 230-mile stretch between Houston and Dallas, but the math is encouraging, Hou, Bot said.

By the numbers: While the ordinary human-driven truck would cost $2.26 per mile to make the delivery, Bot's driverless truck completed the trip for $1.89 per mile — and collected revenue for the shipment that's equivalent to $2.70 per mile.

• "We're reaching the tipping point where we can make money," Hou tells Axios.

Reality check

✈️ Terminal E at Bush Intercontinental Airport was named in honor of late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat from Houston. (ABC13)

⏱️ New data shows Houston responds to residents' complaints about trash pickup more slowly than other large Texas cities. Meanwhile, Mayor John Whitmire is asking residents to pay a $5 fee for garbage pickup but hasn't said much about how that would help with services. (Houston Chronicle)

🏜️ U.S. Customs and Border Protection awarded a $1.7 billion contract for border wall construction in the Big Bend area, after a top official previously said there would be no barriers in the national park. (Texas Tribune)

👋 Shafaq here! I recently stopped by Elite Restaurant in Sugar Land for some South Asian food.

Dig in: Elite opened in 2022 and serves traditional Indian and Pakistani dishes.

• In just a few years, the space has increasingly become a spot for banquets, community and speaker events, while also turning into a gathering place during busy weekend buffet hours.

What to order: The lamb chops ($26) stood out — charred and flavorful. Elite is a strong pick for meat dishes, including the nihari ($13). There are vegetarian options, too, like the malai kofta ($13), though the other dishes were more evenly spiced.

• Elite's gajar ka halwa ($5) is a good pick for people who want a not-too-sweet version of the carrot-based dessert, which is often more decadent elsewhere.

Quick review: Indulgent, well-seasoned traditional South Asian food, perfect for family-style dining.

If you go: 11941 S. Texas 6.

• The restaurant also offers a daily buffet 11:30am-3pm for $15. Weekend brunch runs Saturday and Sunday 11am-3pm for $22.