A state of the art theme park is coming to Montgomery County, TX and it will mean thousands of jobs for the area.  The park, which is set to be built in New Caney Texas just North of Houston. It’s called Earth Quest Adventures. Its three phases include development of more than 1,600 acres, spanning both sides of U.S. Highway 59 at Roman Forest Blvd. More info here The first phases will develop 550 acres west of 59, which will house the theme park, a hotel, treetop lodging, a water park, dinning and shopping and an Earth Quest Institute Museum. The second and third phase will move across 59 and include larger national retailers and an eco-friendly subdivision utilizing green technologies. The hope is New Caney, along with having some fun, could lead the way to the next generation home. "That research done at the institute will then be incorporated into those homes and then those homes all being in that one place," said Frank McCrady with the East Montgomery County Improvement District. "It's like we have a laboratory here in New Caney, Texas to kind of evaluate those new types of products being put into those homes."