DATA: See how the New Caney, Porter housing market fared in August 2025
Across the two ZIP codes that make up Community Impact's New Caney-Porter coverage area, data for August 2025 compared to August 2024 shows the following trends:
Approximately 70 fewer homes sold.
The median price of homes sold decreased across both ZIP codes.
On average, homes stayed on the market longer in Porter and sold faster in New Caney.
More than 76% of homes sold were in the $200,000-$399,999 price range.
Fur-Vana Mobile Pet Spa now offering grooming services in East Montgomery County, Lake Houston area
Fur-Vana Mobile Pet Spa is now fully-operational, offering mobile grooming services for dogs and cats.
A new chapter: The business soft launched in October, and the owner previously operated a brick-and-mortar grooming store, which they closed July 19.
What they offer: Fur-Vana offers curbside services at customers’ homes in East Montgomery County as well as in the Lake Houston area. The mobile grooming company accepts, dogs, cats, puppies and kittens.
Opened July 19
Service area includes East Montgomery County and the Lake Houston area
County fair, wrestling match: 5 events to attend in New Caney, Porter this weekend, Sept. 5-7
Check out what's happening in the New Caney and Porter area this weekend, Sept. 5-7.
East Montgomery County Fair & Rodeo: Enjoy a variety of rodeo and agriculture events at the East Montgomery County Fair & Rodeo. Attendees can enjoy livestock shows, live music, pageants and a barbecue cook-off.
$15-$25 (ages 13 and older); $5-$10 (ages 5-12); free (ages 4 and younger)
Bull Sallas Park, 21679 McClesky Road, New Caney
Wrestle Rave: Watch wrestlers Laredo Kid and Epydemius Jr. face off at this event hosted by The Food Zone 1314. Attendees can also enjoy food and drinks for purchase from an array of businesses located at the food park.
Second special session ends without new laws on THC, property taxes
Around 1 a.m. Sept. 4, the Texas Legislature gaveled out of its second special session of the year. On the heels of a two-week Democratic walkout that stymied bills during a previous legislative overtime, lawmakers moved quickly to pass 16 of Gov. Greg Abbott’s 24 priorities in under three weeks.
The details: A long-debated plan to ban or restrict sales of hemp-derived THC and a measure aimed at reining in local property tax growth were among the proposals that did not make the cut. Those proposals fell apart in the final days of the special session, after House and Senate lawmakers were unable to reach agreements.
Also of note: Lawmakers also did not pass bills intended to improve emergency preparedness and communications in the wake of the deadly July 4-5 floods; shield certain law enforcement files from public disclosure; and bar local governments from hiring outside lobbyists.
The governor can call a special session at any time; however, legislative leaders indicated they did not expect to return to Austin to tackle the remaining agenda items.
FOODIE FRIDAY Check out these new restaurants and bars opening across the Houston area.
According to an Aug. 27 filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux will be replacing Sam's Boat in Cypress in 2026.
Following the closure of Sam's Boat at the Towne Lake Center in Cypress, Walk-Ons Sports Bistreaux filed a $1.5 million renovation plan for the location with TDLR on Aug. 27. The sports bar and restaurant offers a variety of craft beers, cocktails, appetizers and entrees such as cajun quesadillas and blackened chicken alfredo.
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Plastered on the welcoming page of the Maison Chinoise website are these words: "The art of contemporary Asian cuisine." This is what the new restaurant is known for—dishes that combine a fusion of contemporary and traditional Chinese cuisine inspired by the vast culinary landscape of China.
The new location is apart of the Lombardi Family Concepts, which opened its first Maison Chinoise restaurant in Dallas in 2023. The Houston menu has not been released yet, but the Dallas menu boasts starters, appetizers, premium housemade dim sum and dumplings, main courses, rice, noodles and dessert.
