HTX-NCP: Impact 9/5/2025

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 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 

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. 

• Sept. 5, 6:45 p.m. (rodeo), 9 p.m. (concert); Sept. 6, 2 p.m. (prince and princess contest), 3:30 p.m. (fair king and queen contest), 6:45 p.m. (rodeo), 9 p.m. (concert); Sept. 10, 6 p.m. (poultry show); Sept. 11, 10 a.m. (rabbit show), 1 p.m. (swine show)
• $15-$25 (ages 13 and older); $5-$10 (ages 5-12); free (ages 4 and younger)
• Bull Sallas Park, 21679 McClesky Road, New Caney

• Sept. 6, 5-10:30 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• 23242 FM 1314, Porter

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.