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Across the two ZIP codes that make up Community Impact's New Caney-Porter coverage area, data for April 2026 compared with April 2025 shows: 

• Approximately 10 more homes sold.
• The median price of homes sold increased.
• On average, homes stayed on the market longer in both New Caney and Porter. 
• More than 68% of homes sold in April 2026 were in the $200,000-$399,999 price range.

In June, 3 G’s BBQ and Catering is marking one year since launching, co-owner Gerald Martin said via an April 30 message. Gerald Martin owns the business, which opened in June 2025, with his wife, Jennifer Martin.

Craving barbecue? 3 G’s serves barbecued meats—such as brisket, pulled pork, sausage and chicken—as well as sandwiches, baked potatoes and sides, according to the business’s social media page.

Some context: The Martins opened 3 G's BBQ in June in a food trailer, and operated from a food truck park in Porter in late 2025, as previously reported by Community Impact. In February, the restaurant moved to a converted shipping container at The Food Zone Grand Texas.

• 23020 Speed St., New Caney

On June 4, Lone Star College System's board of trustees will consider calling an election for three trustee seats in November.

The big picture: LSCS trustees for Districts 3, 4 and 9 are slated to be up for election Nov. 3, according to June 4 meeting documents for the college system. Trustee terms last six years for LSCS.

According to the LSCS website, the trustees scheduled to be up for election in November are:

• Board Secretery Iesheia Wilson for District 3
• Art Murillo for District 4
• Jim Cain for District 9

• District 3 covers parts of south-central Cy-Fair and northwest portions of central Houston
• District 4 includes portions of north-central Houston
• District 9 covers pieces of Tomball, north Klein and Cypress

Texas’ sweeping immigration enforcement law can take effect for now, a federal appeals court ruled May 29.

The background: Senate Bill 4 gives Texas officials the unprecedented authority to arrest and deport migrants suspected of crossing the Texas-Mexico border illegally. State lawmakers passed the measure in late 2023, and it has largely been tied up in court since.

The latest: In an unpublished order May 29, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed SB 4 to take effect as the case continues, lifting a lower court order that had blocked portions of the law. 

What they're saying: In a joint statement, a trio of civil rights groups decried the May 29 decision as “disappointing and out of step with the Constitution,” saying that they would continue to fight the law in court.

Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated the order as a “major border security victory.” State agencies have not detailed their plans to arrest, detain or deport migrants under SB 4.