There’s no shortage of residential construction projects underway in Houston, but local officials are concerned that many of the city’s newest housing units are prohibitively expensive for working families. In an effort to bridge the growing divide between luxury condominiums and subsidized housing, the Houston City Council recently announced that it has approved a new… Read Full Article »
Category: Texas News
Job Seekers Flock to Oilfields in the Permian Basin
With oil production booming and qualified workers in high demand, you don’t have to look far to find job opportunities in the Permian Basin these days. More than 500 prospective employees attended a recent job fair in Odessa, where companies like Haliburton advertised jobs for truck drivers, oilfield technicians and more. Haliburton, which is the… Read Full Article »
Oil and Gas Taxes to Provide $1.1 Billion in Highway Funding
Highways in Texas are slated to receive a much-needed boost in funding this year thanks to the state’s booming oil and natural gas industry. Under the terms of Proposition 1, a constitutional amendment which diverts a portion of oil and gas severance taxes to the TxDOT highway fund, Texas highways will receive $1.1 billion in… Read Full Article »
Texas to Receive More Than $5 Billion for Flood Control Projects
Construction crews in Texas are still working hard to help the state recover from the damage left by Hurricane Harvey in August of last year, but they’ll soon have help from a federal disaster relief package that provides more than $5 billion for repairs, flood control projects and studies. Close to $4 billion of that… Read Full Article »
Construction Is Underway on the Houston Tollway Bridge
Earlier this month, work began on the $1 billion project to rebuild and replace the aging Ship Channel Bridge on the Sam Houston Tollway. This project, which is expected to take six years to complete, is just one component of a larger effort to widen the tollway so that it will be able to comfortably… Read Full Article »
Houston-Dallas Bullet Train Developers are Making Big Strides
The high-speed rail line that is expected to cut the 240-mile trip between Houston and Dallas down to 90 minutes has seen significant progress in recent months thanks to the efforts of its investor-owned railroad company Texas Central. In February, the project passed a major milestone when Texas Central announced that it had negotiated with… Read Full Article »
Thoughts and Snapshots From a Trip to Utah
While driving from Texas to Utah I thought I would put down some notes: Work is good these days and we have been planning the vacation for a while now so I thought I would let you know how we did. We had planned on going to the northern part of the Grand Canyon but… Read Full Article »
Houston Adopts New Building Rules for the City’s Floodplains
More than six months after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, construction crews are still working hard to aid in Houston’s recovery effort. Now, the Houston City Council has taken its first major regulatory action to prevent major weather events from causing similar devastation in the future. In early April, the council voted to approve… Read Full Article »
Work Begins on a New 201 Megawatt Windfarm in South Texas
Did you know that Texas produces more wind power than any other state in the nation? The Lone Star State might be known for its rich oil reserves, but in recent years Texas has experienced enormous growth in the wind energy sector as well. In fact, Texas generates roughly three times more wind energy than… Read Full Article »
Houston Welcomes More Than 4 Million Square Feet of Industrial Space
Even a historic hurricane couldn’t bring Houston to a halt in 2017. The city’s booming housing market hit record highs last year, and major road upgrades are underway throughout the region. Perhaps even more exciting though, is the renewed surge of industrial space being developed in and around Houston. After six straight quarters of steady… Read Full Article »
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