I wasn’t even aware the consulate in Houston had been closed. I’ll follow this a little closer.
This is tied to Tic Toc and Huawei phones.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/24/politics/us-agents-houston-chinese-consulate/index.html
Chinese consulate in Houston closed following US order
Washington(CNN)The Chinese Consulate General in Houston has closed following Tuesday’s order to do so after US officials alleged it was part of a larger Chinese espionage effort using diplomatic facilities around the US, a State Department spokesperson confirmed to CNN late Friday.
The activities of consulate officials in Houston “are a microcosm, we believe, of a broader network of individuals in more than 25 cities that network is supported through the consulates here,” a US Justice Department official said Friday. “Consulates have been giving individuals in that network guidance on how to evade [and] obstruct our investigation. And you can infer from that the ability to task that [a] network of associates nationwide.”