New Caney - Porter | November 2025

Government

BY ATIRIKTA KUMAR & NICHAELA SHAHEEN

$70M allocated to county road bond projects Montgomery County commissioners have allocated almost $70 million to road bond projects, which is more than half of the rst $120 million issuance from the county’s $480 million road bond, according to an update presented during the Oct. 28 Commissioners Court meeting. The breakdown Budget Ocer Amanda Carter told commissioners the rst round of funds is already more than 50% allocated within just a few months. Per the October nancial report, Precinct 4—which includes New Caney and Porter—has the third largest allocation in the rst round of funding among the four precincts at $15.7 million. The county reported $129 million in total income from the 2025 road bond program—$128 million in bond proceeds and about $1 million in interest earnings—per the October nancial report.

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Funds used as of October

Precinct 2 Precinct 3 Precinct 4* Precinct 1

$31M

$17.6M

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$15.7M

$4.5M

*INCLUDES NEW CANEY AND PORTER

SOURCE: MONTGOMERY COUNTYCOMMUNITY IMPACT

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Of that amount, about $60.1 million remains to be distributed from the rst $120 million issuance. What they’re saying Carter recommended bringing the county’s nan- cial adviser, John Robuck, to the rst Commissioners Court meeting in December to discuss market conditions and the next bond issuance. Finance ocials conrmed the county is already in the process of making the next round of bond funds available in early 2026.

Ligon resigned as the county’s district attorney on Oct. 2 to run for state Senate District 4 in the upcoming 2026 race. Holley, who previously served as rst assistant district attorney, will run for election in the county district attorney race in 2026, he told Community Impact. Holley has been a part of the county’s DA oce since 2012, where he was a felony pros- ecutor and chief of the misdemeanor division.

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