TEXAS

TxDOT - Tue May 21, 2019

TxDOT Releases FONSI, Final Assessment for FM 723 Project

TxDOT has issued a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for the proposed FM 723 roadway widening project from Avenue D to FM 1093 in Fort Bend County, Texas. The proposed FM 723 roadway widening project would include four 11-ft....

PR Newswire - Tue May 21, 2019

Port Arthur Receives Nod for Liquefaction-Export Project

Sempra Energy announced its subsidiary, Port Arthur LNG LLC, received authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to site, construct and operate its natural gas liquefaction-export facility under development in Jefferson County, Texas....

Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Tue May 14, 2019

Tornado Touches Down on McCourt & Sons Equipment

An EF-2 tornado touched down near La Grange, Texas, on May 3. One of the buildings destroyed belonged to McCourt & Sons Equipment Inc. Eamon McCourt, vice president of McCourt & Sons Equipment, said in an interview with KVUE, "I think it was a 30-foot tall building....

Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Wed May 08, 2019

JR Ramon Demolition, OilQuick Meet Deadline With Time to Spare

Phase I of TxDOT's Loop 1604 Bridge over Pat Booker Road replacement project was on a tight schedule. Plans call for the removal of the inside lanes of both north and southbound mainlanes of Loop 1604....

Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed May 08, 2019

It's Smooth Sailing on $1B Ship Channel Bridge

One year after the March 2018 start date on Houston's new $1 billion Ship Channel Bridge, workers have finished the drill shaft foundation for the southern main pylon, and were just two weeks away from completing the main northern pylon....

Kirby-Smith Machinery - Wed May 08, 2019

Hereford, Texas, Dairy Looks Forward While Honoring Cnossen Family's Past

Jim Cnossen can easily pinpoint where the dairy industry bloodlines began on his dad's side of the family. His father started milking cows before Jim was born and eventually established his own operation....

Bobcat CCE/CEG - Wed May 08, 2019

Bobcat of Midland-Odessa Celebrates at New Facility

Bobcat of Midland-Odessa hosted an open house event for the community to celebrate the grand opening of its new facility in Midland, Texas, on May 3. Located on East Interstate 20 and on 4.5 acres, the new 6,000 sq....

Associated Press - Wed April 24, 2019

Key New Mexico, Texas Oil Highways Receiving Upgrades

CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) A key highway in southeastern New Mexico and another West Texas are getting much-needed upgrades to accommodate the rise in traffic from the region's oil and gas boom. In New Mexico, the state's Department of Transportation is working to renovate U.S....

CEG - Wed April 24, 2019

Vermeer Texas-Louisiana, Bobcat of Waco Celebrate

Vermeer Texas-Louisiana and Bobcat of Waco celebrated the grand re-opening of its new facility in Waco, Texas, on April 12. Located on just over 5.5 acres on Interstate 35 Highway north of Waco, the new 12,000 sq....

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers - Tue April 23, 2019

Ritchie Bros. Sells $47M of Heavy Equipment During Two-Day Auction

At its second Houston auction of the year, Ritchie Bros. sold more than 4,400 equipment items over two days for more than $47 million. More than 6,350 people registered to bid in the April 16 to 17 auction, including more than 4,900 registering to participate online....