The celebrity-driven burger chain Wahlburgers has locations all over the United States and appears to be making moves into Texas.

The Massachusetts-based chain's official website states that a Houston location is looming but as of yet there is no exact location to share or estimated opening date. On Thursday the Wahlburgers press team sent a statement to Chron.com confirming a Houston location was imminent.

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"We look forward to entering Texas through the Greater Houston area in 2019," a spokesperson said via e-mail.

Founded in 2011, Wahlburgers is the brain child of chef Paul Wahlberg, a member of the famous Wahlberg clan that includes actors Mark Wahlberg and Donnie Wahlberg. Both notable brothers and their mother chip in to help with promotion of the chain, including making special appearances as seen on the A&E channel reality series about the burgeoning burger empire.

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The company's franchise rates can be seen on the official Wahlburgers website, which also notes that the franchisee's net worth must be $5 million.

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The addition of a Wahlburgers location would continue the gourmet burger invasion of Houston, which already has a handful of Hopdoddy and Shake Shack locations with more reportedly on the horizon. Montrose is reportedly due to get its own Shake Shack where its longstanding Burger King was just razed.

Craig Hlavaty covers Houston history and pop-culture. Read him on our breaking news site, Chron.com, and on our subscriber site, HoustonChronicle.com. | craig.hlavaty@chron.com