The Crossing at Big Rivers, a 342-unit multifamily housing community, is being planned near Big Rivers Waterpark & Adventures in New Caney, according to a June 11 TDLR filing.

What to expect: The $60 million development will comprise 15 buildings spanning more than 125,700 total square feet, including 11 three-story residential buildings, a clubhouse, a maintenance facility and a cabana.

The property owner is listed as Jet Lending LLC, which lists several tracts of land spanning roughly 47 acres for sale along Hwy. 242 in New Caney on the company's website.

Investwell Architects LLC is listed as the project's design firm. The company also designed The Gregory—a neighboring multifamily housing community located in Valley Ranch in Porter—per the company website. 

The timeline: Construction is expected to begin in February 2027 and wrap up by January 2029, per the filing.

• 24101 Big Rivers Road, New Caney

The East Montgomery County Improvement District launched a new survey in mid-June to collect community input on the future of a 200-acre plot of land in New Caney.

The overview: EMCID officials are collecting input on Phase 2 of the site, which is slated to become a roughly 64-acre park, as previously reported by Community Impact. The park will be located along FM 1485 near the road’s intersection with Gene Campbell Road in New Caney.

Proposed ideas for the park include gardens, playgrounds, and walking and biking trails, but details are not finalized.

EMCID is gathering community input for the park ahead of filing an application with the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department for a grant, as previously reported. In addition to the survey, the district also held a community meeting May 26.

What else? The survey will be open through June 26, according to a June 16 social media post from the district. 

Harris County officials are urging caution as the National Weather Service has forecasted multiple days of heavy rainfall across the Greater Houston area.

What you need to know: Officials with the National Weather Service are maintaining a flood watch over a large swath of southeast Texas through June 18. The watch stems from a semi-stationary front moving across the region alongside a disturbance in the Gulf with a 60% chance of developing into a tropical storm before bringing additional rainfall to the region, NWS officials said. 

What’s being done? Gov. Greg Abbott signed a disaster declaration for 101 counties in southeast Texas, including Brazoria, Harris, Montgomery, Fort Bend and Galveston counties June 15. Harris County and the city of Houston have also activated emergency response initiatives, such as lowering Lake Houston levels ahead of additional rainfall.

Before you go: State and county officials are asking residents to remain aware of weather changes through the end of the week due to forecasted heavy rain and flash flooding.

From Juneteenth concerts to a fish fry, there are several events to celebrate Juneteenth across the Greater Houston area. 

Juneteenth Celebration: This fourth annual event celebrates Juneteenth and features live music, entertainment, a variety of food trucks, local vendors, face painting and interactive attractions.

• June 19, 4-9 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• Redemption Square, 250 Assay St., Houston

• June 19, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
• $25 (fish fry)
• Sleepy Hollow Multipurpose Building, 9847 Sleepy Hollow Road, Conroe

• June 19, 5 p.m. (celebration starts), 8:15 p.m. (musical performances start)
• Free (admission)
• 6000 Hermann Park Drive, Houston