Home sales rise, prices fall in July for Cy-Fair area
Across the Cy-Fair area, more homes were sold in July 2025 as median home prices saw a slight decline overall.
The details: According to single-family, condominium and townhome residential data from Homeward, the 77429 zip code saw the highest jump in new home sales over the same time in 2024. The exception was the 77040 area, which saw a slight decline in home sales.
What else?: Median home prices also fell slightly across the Cy-Fair community, while average days on the market went up.
Bones 2 Go! in Houston meets rising demand for raw pet nutrition
What started as a homemade solution to feed her own pets turned into a successful business for Tracey Rentcome, founder of Bones 2 Go!, a raw pet food company rooted in passion for pet nutrition.
Following the raw food movement in the late 1990s, Rentcome began crafting raw meals for her pets and those of her friends. As the demand grew, she launched Bones 2 Go! in 2003.
The details: Through her own experience switching from commercial pet food to homemade pet food, Rentcome said there was a noticeable change in her pets overall health.
The original acronym for the raw pet food diet is the BARF diet, Rentcome said, which stands for Biologically Appropriate Raw Food or Bones and Raw Food, and is a raw feeding approach for pets, that emphasizes a diet mimicking what their ancestors would have eaten in the wild.
What they offer: Through Bones 2 Go!, a business where products are tested by her own pets before they hit the shelf, Rentcome facilitates pet nutrition.
The Lakes of Riata shopping center, located on Barker Cypress Road near Towne Lake, has been sold to a new owner, according to an Aug. 20 news release. Real estate firm Finial Group sold the property to a "long standing investment partner" who could not be named as of press time, per the release.
The details: The 31,113-square-foot shopping center includes a combination of local businesses and chain vendors, including Tacarbon Authentic Mexican Grill, Towne Lake Chiropractic & Massage, Shipley Do-Nuts and P&P Desserts and Coffee.
In their words: “Finial Group successfully navigated the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and shifting market dynamics to establish a resilient tenant base, ultimately positioning the asset for a successful sale,” the firm shared in the release. “[The retail center’s] visibility, accessibility and tenant stability have all contributed to the project’s long-term appeal to both consumers and investors.”
State Sen. Brandon Creighton to be named sole finalist for Texas Tech University System chancellor
State Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, will be officially named the sole finalist for the position of chancellor and CEO for the Texas Tech University System at a Sept. 4 board of regents meeting, according to the meeting agenda. Creighton will succeed former chancellor Tedd Mitchell, who announced his plans to retire within the year, according to a July 11 news release.
Some context: Creighton was first elected to the Texas Senate in 2014, and serves District 4, which encompasses parts of Montgomery, Harris, Chambers, Jefferson and Galveston counties, according to the district website. During the 89th regular legislative session, Creighton sponsored House Bill 2, which Gov. Greg Abbott signed June 4 and gives public schools $8.5 billion in funding over the next two years.
Quote of note: “I feel very blessed to have been considered for the role of chancellor,” Creighton said via X. “There is no greater purpose I would consider than working to make generational changes that transform the lives of young Texans for decades to come.”
