Category: Industry News

Two Buckets for Houston Crushed Concrete

Houston Crushed Concrete ordered 2 of these buckets within 3 months of each other from us here at Texas Contractors Equipment. This is an engineer’s drawing we used to show the customer what the bucket will look like minus the deflectors. Concrete is recycled by going out and using the ESCO® XDP demo excavator buckets… Read Full Article »

Rebuilding Roads and Highways in Texas

Austin Texas skyline

The city of Austin, Texas has seen incredible growth in population over the last few years. It’s one of those cities in Texas where every young person or young family wants to move to. In a single year, the city grew by more than 53,000 people. Now, we could equate this to the mass-exodus out… Read Full Article »

Road Construction in Texas to Be Launched

Texas highways under construction for improvements

As we move into a new era of transportation around the country in regard to technology and energy, our roads are going to be getting upgrades and improvements. In Texas, the improvement of driving conditions on highways are a must today. An $85 billion project will be starting to help improve conditions and transform the… Read Full Article »

Port of Houston Ship Channel Project Under Way

Cargo ship in water Houston, TX

The last few years have been quite chaotic throughout the world, and even with the transportation of goods being slowed down for several different reasons. In Houston TX, the port of Houston Ship Channel is one of the busiest waterways in the country, and it’s extremely important due to this channel going into the Gulf… Read Full Article »

Transformation of the Texas Energy Industry

Solar energy movement in the state of Texas

The great state of Texas has been known for its vast oil fields and energy production. In recent years, the entire country has been trying to find better ways for how we emit and consume energy. Since Elon Musk has moved to Austin, Texas and the state has won the bid for Tesla’s new auto… Read Full Article »

Solar Power to Be Used to Draw Oil in Texas

While Texas is known for generating the most energy of any state because of its booming oil industry, it is also a leader in generating solar energy. As Texas continues to make advancements in this field, one oil company, ExxonMobil, has made a ground-breaking agreement that will see them use solar power to draw oil from the Permian Basin in the not-so-distant… Read Full Article »

Remodel of Houston’s Downtown Sears Building Complete

Built in 1939, the Sears downtown building is an important structure in the history of downtown Houston. However, in recent years, the three-story concrete building was beginning to show its age and needed a facelift to fit with the incredible rise of Houston’s Midtown. Unfortunately, it was discovered that parts of the building were not… Read Full Article »

Houston One of the Biggest Apartment Builders for ’22

A recent report from the analytics firm RealPage shows that Houston is among the Top-10 cities in the country when it comes to the building of new apartment units for 2022. Houston is expected to add more that 17,000 apartment units in the metro area this year in response to the steady population growth that… Read Full Article »

Memorial Park Conservancy Land Bridge, Tunnels Update

Memorial Park’s $70 million land bridge and tunnel project, a part of the Memorial Park Master Plan, is nearing completion with roadways set to open in the coming months. The project, which features four tunnel sections and six total lanes of highway, will not only help with traffic flow but will feature two spacious land… Read Full Article »