There are several transportation projects in the works around the Conroe and Montgomery area. Check them out below. This list is not comprehensive.

Calvary Road reconstruction
Project: Calvary Road will be reconstructed to be a four-lane asphalt road between Lake Conroe Bay Road and I-45.
Update: This project is currently in the design phase, according to the Montgomery County Precinct 1 capital improvement projects dashboard.

• Timeline: TBD
• Cost: $1.01 million
• Funding source: Montgomery County road bond funds

• Timeline: This project began construction in April, per an April 14 Facebook post from Precinct 1 Commissioner Robert Walker.
• Cost: $2.3 million
• Funding source: Montgomery County road bond funds

Per a May 12 news release, Potbelly held a soft opening for a new location in Conroe on April 18 and plans to hold a grand opening event on May 16.

The details: The new location is locally owned and operated by Ralph Baig and Omair Farooqui. Baig is an existing Potbelly franchise partner with more than 25 years in the restaurant industry, while Farooqui has extensive experience in commercial development and franchise food service operation, according to the release. 

What you need to know: To celebrate the expansion, during the grand opening event on May 16 the first 25 guests will receive free Potbelly for a year, according to the release. Festivities will include a ribbon-cutting ceremony as well as games for a chance to win prizes and merchandise.

• Soft opened April 28, Grand opening May 16
• 295 Enclave Drive, Ste. 300, Conroe

A 2023 Texas law allowing state and local police to arrest people suspected of entering the country illegally is scheduled to take effect May 15.

The overview: Texas legislators passed Senate Bill 4, a state immigration enforcement law, in late 2023. The law was originally set to take effect in March 2024, but has been tied up in court for more than two years.

For the first time, the law would allow Texas police to arrest migrants they suspect crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization and allow judges to order migrants’ removal if they are found guilty of illegal entry.

The background: SB 4 had been largely blocked by a series of court rulings since early 2024. A federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit against SB 4 April 24, and a separate lawsuit was filed May 4.

On May 13, U.S. District Judge David A. Ezra—who previously deemed SB 4 unconstitutional—heard arguments in the secondary lawsuit, although he did not issue a ruling before press time May 13.