Tilman Fertitta, owner of the Houston Rockets and Landry's Restaurant group, hosted a fundraiser for Trump last year.

Donald Trump announced Saturday that he is tapping Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta to be the next ambassador to Italy, where firebrand Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has become a European ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday he would nominate Houston billionaire hospitality mogul Tilman Fertitta to serve as U.S. ambassador to Italy. Fertitta, owner of the Houston Rockets ...

US President-elect Donald Trump has picked billionaire Tilman Fertitta, owner of the Houston Rockets basketball team, as America's ambassador to Italy. Tilman Fertitta is also the chairman and ...

Houston billionaire and Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta has been nominated to serve as the United States ambassador to Italy, according to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. On Saturday, Trump sent ...

Donald Trump has nominated Tilman Fertitta, Houston Rockets owner and Landry's CEO, as the next U.S. ambassador to Italy. Trump praised Fertitta's business acumen, overseeing a vast empire of ...

Credit: Erik Williams/Imagn Images/USA TODAY Sports via REUTERS President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday he would nominate Houston billionaire hospitality mogul Tilman Fertitta to serve as ...

President-elect Trump made the announcement on Truth Social on Saturday evening. He will be sworn in as President for a second time next month.