GCP Paper USA Inc. officials recently held a “fill it in” concrete pour ceremony for the company’s new manufacturing facility in New Caney, according to a June 12 social media post from the East Montgomery County Improvement District. The event marked the last concrete pour of the project as the facility nears completion.

Learn more: GCP Paper manufactures and distributes paper products such as toilet paper, napkins, kitchen towels, facial napkins and special papers, as previously reported by Community Impact. The roughly 566,000-square-foot manufacturing facility is located within the East Montgomery County Industrial Park in New Caney, and is estimated to cost about $38.3 million to build.

What else? Around 250 jobs are expected to be needed, once the manufacturing facility is complete, as previously reported. Construction on the plant began in June 2025.

The company is also expected to open a new 450,000-square-foot warehouse in the industrial park, as previously reported. Construction on that project is expected to kick off in 2030.

• Opening date TBD
• 19685 Emerald Lane, New Caney

RapidCare Emergency Room officials celebrated a June 15 opening of their new location in Porter that will also serve the Kingwood area, officials confirmed June 15.

The details: In addition to providing urgent and emergency medical care for adult and pediatric patients, the facility will also offer medical care for:

• Personal injuries
• Work-related accidents
• Auto accidents
• Rehabilitation stabilization

• Opened June 15
• 24540 FM 1314, Porter

Tex-Mex restaurant On the Border Mexican Grill and Cantina permanently closed all company-owned restaurants in mid-June, according to an emailed statement from OTB Hospitality.

The overview: The company made the decision through an “evaluation of the business,” according to the statement.

“On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina has made the difficult decision to move forward with a significant transition in its restaurant operations, which [included] the closing of company-owned locations by end of day Friday, June 12, 2026,” the statement read. “This decision follows a thorough evaluation of the business and was not made lightly.”

The statement added that the franchised locations will remain open.

Some background: A news release from Houston-based Pappas Restaurants, the parent company of Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen and Pappasito’s Cantina, stated that the organization purchased On the Border May 1.

The restaurant offered nachos, quesadillas, fajitas and burritos, according to its menu.

• Company-owned locations closed June 12

So much news, so little time? Community Impact can catch you up to speed with a roundup of five trending stories in the Greater Houston area from June 15-19.

1. Conroe police chief addresses concerns with Flock safety cameras
2. Conroe ISD approves 2026-27 employee compensation plan at June 16 regular meeting
3. Galaxy All-Abilities Park now open in Sugar Land
4. Advanced air mobility taking flight in Greater Houston
5. HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, League City UTMB facilities to undergo expansions