Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 08, 2023
Texas Ready to 'Turn Dirt' With $100B Plan
The Texas Transportation Commission (TTC), this August, is expected to approve Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Transportation's record $100 billion, 10-year plan for infrastructure projects across the state to help meet demand for residents amid an ongoing population boom and period of economic growth....
Gov. Abbott - Tue February 21, 2023
Gov. Abbott Appoints Border Czar to Oversee Construction
Gov. Greg Abbott recently announced the new position of Texas Border Czar to oversee border construction and security at a press conference on a Texas border wall construction site in San Benito. Mike Banks has been hired as special advisor on Border Matters to the Governor and will serve as the State of Texas' first-ever Border Czar....
TxDOT - Tue February 21, 2023
El Paso District Wins Design, Construction Awards for I-10
The "We Build Texas" project awards were presented at the Texas Transportation Forum in Austin and TxDOT's El Paso District received two of six honors for the I-10 Connect project in the design and the construction categories....
PV Magazine - Tue February 21, 2023
Ørsted Breaks Ground On Mockingbird Solar Center
Ørsted, a utility-scale renewable energy developer with a large footprint in Texas, announced it has broken ground on the 471 MW Mockingbird solar center. The project is Ørsted's largest solar facility....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 21, 2023
Crews Give Series of Houston Highways New Look
As part of the ongoing effort to improve the State Highway 288 corridor in the Houston Metro Area, the Texas Department of Transportation awarded a $40 million contract to Granite Construction in July 2022 that will improve connectivity on the south side of the Houston metro area and access to the Texas Medical Center....
TxDOT - Tue February 21, 2023
W.D. 'Dee' Hilton Jr. Receives TxDOT's 2023 Road Hand Award
W. D. "Dee" Hilton Jr. received the Texas Department of Transportation's 2023 Road Hand Award recently at the annual Texas Transportation Forum. Considered one of TxDOT's highest honors, the Road Hand award was created in 1973 and is given to those who support and have led major transportation projects and programs that have benefitted their communities....
TxDOT - Tue February 21, 2023
Ryan Completes Her Six-Year Term as TTC Commissioner
An extraordinary champion for safety and a steadfast supporter of TxDOT's #EndTheStreakTX campaign, Commissioner Laura Ryan completed her six-year term on the Texas Transportation Commission on Feb....
Department of Labor - Tue February 21, 2023
Dallas, Fort Worth OSHA Offices, BBB to Educate Builders
OSHA's Dallas and Fort Worth area offices and the Better Business Bureau have signed an alliance to educate employers and employees on workplace hazards. The alliance's partners will provide information, guidance and training resources to construction and general industry employers to help protect the safety and health of workers....
AGC of Texas - Tue February 21, 2023
AGC of Texas Selects Stacey Bryant as President for 2023
Stacey Bryant of Midland has been elected the 2023 president of the Associated General Contractors of Texas, the association which represents most of the state's highway and bridge builders. Bryant is principal and general manager of Odessa-based Jones Bros....
Magni - Mon February 20, 2023
Kirby-Smith Machinery Becomes Magni Telescopic Handler Dealer in Oklahoma, West Texas
Magni Telescopic Handlers, a leader in rotating and heavy lift telehandlers, announced that Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. has become the Magni authorized dealer of Oklahoma and West Texas. Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc....
