Gov. Abbott - Tue March 05, 2024
Gov. Abbott Announces Funds for Eagle Pass Base Camp
Gov. Greg Abbott recently announced during a press conference in Eagle Pass that Texas is building a Forward Operating Base in the Del Rio sector to house Texas National Guard soldiers. The Texas Military Department acquired 80 acres of land in Eagle Pass to construct a Forward Operating Base that will house up to 1,800 Texas National Guard soldiers, with the ability to accommodate an additional 500....
Clearway - Tue March 05, 2024
Clearway Energy Group Completes $660M Solar Project
Clearway Energy Group ("Clearway") recently announced the completion of its 452 MW Texas Solar Nova complex in Kent County. The project, completed in two phases, will generate enough electricity to power more than 190,000 homes each year....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 05, 2024
Zachry Approaching Finish of Austin Highway Project
Zachry Corporation is months away from completing construction of the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) SH 71 East Corridor project in Greater Austin that is improving road safety and improving traffic flow....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 21, 2024
Texas' $1.5B Project Meeting Benchmarks
Construction for the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) $1.5 billion I-35 Northeast Expansion Central Project (NEX) is moving forward as crews from Alamo NEX Construction LLC — a joint venture between Ferrovial Construction and Webber LLC — continue to meet benchmarks....
Kirby-Smith Machinery - Tue February 06, 2024
KSM Promotes Graves as Waco Sales, Operations Manager
Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. (KSM) has announced the hiring of Richard Graves as its new sales and operations manager in Waco. In his new role, Graves will lead the sales efforts of KSM's rapidly growing Waco branch as well as day-to-day oversight of its rental, parts and service departments....
TxDOT - Tue February 06, 2024
Road in Historic Town Has Been Paved Once in Century
A quiet stretch of roadway running through Limestone County has served as an important corridor for a historic Texas town for nearly a century. And it's only been paved once. State Loop 442 in Tehuacana is one of the oldest state roads in Texas that still has its original pavement....
CEG - Tue February 06, 2024
Crews Perform Work to Open Long-Term Closure On I-610 in Texas
According to the Texas Department of Transportation, the long-term closure of the project at I-610 and Cambridge Street is going to be lifted on Feb. 19. Williams Brothers Construction Co. Inc. continues to make strides on the TxDOT Interstate 610/Cambridge project in the south-central area of Houston, a $117 million Texas Clear Lanes initiative that is reconstructing mainlanes, frontage roads and adding a freeway overpass with eight direct connect tie-ins at I-610/SH 288....
University of Texas Rio Grand Valley - Tue February 06, 2024
Univ. of Texas Rio Grande Valley Completes New Golf Center
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) golf student-athletes got their first look inside the new Vaqueros Golf Center at Champion Lakes Golf Course recently, celebrating the completion of the nearly $3 million facility....
US Dept. of Labor - Tue February 06, 2024
U.S. Dept. of Labor Seeks Input From Texas Construction Industry On Wages
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division is asking the building construction industry of Texas to participate in a survey to help the agency establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts for wages paid to workers on federally funded and federally assisted construction projects....
Sen. Cruz - Tue February 06, 2024
Lawmakers Push for Expedited Bridge Permitting Process
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar recently led a bipartisan coalition of federal lawmakers representing Texas communities in sending a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging him to quickly implement a key provision they included in the recently enacted 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that advances several international bridge projects in Texas....
