Gov. Greg Abbott - Tue April 30, 2024
Gov. Abbott Unveils New Uvalde Mental Health Campus
Gov. Greg Abbott recently announced a $34 million project to build a behavioral health campus in Uvalde dedicated to providing on-site care to children and adults experiencing mental health crises in 32 counties in the surrounding area....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 30, 2024
Contractors' Plate Full On Interstate 35 in Texas
Interstate 35, with more than 588 mi. of highway, passes through seven Texas Department of Transportation districts from the Rio Grande in the south to Red River. The state is continuing to make considerable investments for contractors to repair, rebuild and upgrade roads and bridges to reduce congestion, improve safety and ensure it meets the needs of a rapidly growing population and surging economy....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 17, 2024
Larry Young Paving Tackles Grade-Separated Interchange in Texas
Texas-based general contractor Larry Young Paving (LYP) is making steady progress and will deliver the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) SH 6 and FM 2 Intersection Project in Grimes County this upcoming winter....
CEG - Wed April 03, 2024
National Demolition Association Hosts San Antonio Event
More than 1,400 demolition professionals gathered in San Antonio from March 6 to 9 for Demolition San Antonio, the organization's annual trade show and live demolition event. Attendees made use of the occasion to connect with one another, test the latest in equipment innovations and take part in a variety of educational offerings....
WSP - Tue April 02, 2024
TxDOT Selects WSP for Capital Express Central Project
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has chosen WSP, an engineering, environment and professional services consultancy, to provide engineering services for the 1.8-mi. I-35 Capital Express Central Downtown (CapEx-C Downtown) Corridor reconstruction through downtown Austin....
Texas LNG - Tue April 02, 2024
Texas LNG Project Moves Toward Its Execution Phase
Texas LNG Brownsville LLC ("Texas LNG"), a four million tonnes per annum liquefied natural gas export terminal to be constructed in the Port of Brownsville, Texas, a subsidiary of Glenfarne Energy Transition LLC (Glenfarne), has signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with Gunvor Group through its subsidiary Gunvor Singapore Pte Ltd for a 20-year LNG FOB sale and purchase agreement for 0.5 MTPA of LNG from Texas LNG....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 02, 2024
'Key Corridor' Project Creates City Connection Points in Texas
The Texas Transportation Commission's (TTC) latest report on the state's multi-billion dollar Statewide and Rural Connectivity Program (SRCP) illustrated the progress being made by contractors working for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to expand the highway network across the state....
Uvalde Moving Forward Foundation - Tue April 02, 2024
Uvalde Receives $1M Donation, Construction Under Way
Construction is under way on a new Uvalde elementary school in the aftermath of the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School. A ground breaking event was held in October 2023, however, ongoing construction was delayed so that the Uvalde Moving Forward Foundation could consider all contractor bids....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 02, 2024
TxDOT Making Effort to Hire Women, Bring in Diversity
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is one of the largest and most funded DOTs in the nation and with annual budgets that are increasing on a regular basis as the state continues to invest in its highway network....
Thunder Creek Equipment - Thu March 28, 2024
Closner Equipment Fuels Texas Roadbuilding Industry With Addition of Thunder Creek Equipment Product Line
Thunder Creek Equipment has been added to the Closner Equipment Co. Inc. lineup of new equipment as part of the dealer's dedicated offering to the asphalt paving and concrete industries in Texas. Closner serves Texas from San Antonio, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and Austin with a full line of asphalt paving and concrete solutions including asphalt paving equipment, stabilization solutions compaction equipment and more....
