There are several summer camps set to take place in and around the Conroe and Montgomery area. Check them out below. This list is not comprehensive.

Lake Creek Academy
Type: academics / gaming / STEM
Ages: kindergarten (academic camp), sixth-12th grade (gaming camp), K-12th grade (STEM camp)
Dates: June 15-18 (academic camp), June 15-26 and June 29-July 3 (gaming camp), June 15-July 31 (STEM camp)
Cost: $200/week (academic camp), $350/week (STEM camp), $400/week (gaming camp)

• 5460 Pin Oak Drive, Conroe

• 5701 N. Frazier St., Conroe

• 8000 McBeth Way, Ste. 130, The Woodlands

Two Step Farm held the grand opening of The Grazery, which offers coffee, beer and bites.

What they're saying: “Led by the trusted team behind B52 Brewing, The Grazery brings serious craft and zero fuss to Two Step Farm, making it a new must-stop destination inside the Farm Shop,” officials said in a Feb. 9 news release.

Some context: Alongside The Grazery, Two Step Farm, a residential community in Montgomery, also includes a dance hall that features live music, gatherings and events, a community co-op and a children’s play area.

• 3319 Wilderness Way, Montgomery

Home sales saw growth year over year in January in the Conroe and Montgomery area, according to market data provided by local real estate firm The Sawyer Realty Group.

What you need to know: In five of the eight ZIP codes in the Conroe and Montgomery area, home sales increased, with total home sales increasing 4.9% year over year in January.

More Houston-area residents were able to attain a home at the end of 2025 as mortgage rates and home prices eased, according to a report from the Houston Association of Realtors.

The gist: According to HAR’s housing attainability report, 44% of households in the Greater Houston area could afford a median-priced home in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to 40% in 2024.

The median home price declined to $337,200, with a monthly mortgage payment being $2,280, compared to $2,490 in 2024. To afford a median-priced home in Houston, households needed to earn at least $91,200 annually, states the report.

Thousands of students who apply for Texas’ education savings accounts will likely not be accepted into the first year of the program, application data from the state comptroller’s office shows.

What's happening: Over 101,000 students had applied for Texas Education Freedom Accounts as of Feb. 15. Applications close at 11:59 p.m. March 17.

Program funding is capped at $1 billion for the 2026-27 school year, meaning between 90,000 and 100,000 students will likely be accepted. With demand expected to outpace available funding, applications will be prioritized through a need- and income-based lottery system.

Zooming in: Over 70% of program applicants were from low- or middle-income households, according to data from the comptroller’s office. Under Senate Bill 2, the 2025 law that created the program:

• “Low-income” is defined as families with annual household incomes at or below 200% of the federal poverty line, or about $66,000 for a family of four.
• “Middle-income” is defined as families with incomes at or below 500% of the federal poverty line, or about $165,000 for a family of four.