Dallas ISD’s $6.2 Billion Program Just Named Its Manager
09/29/2026
The largest school bond in Texas history named its program manager, which means the procurement clock started.
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The largest school bond in Texas history named its program manager, which means the procurement clock started.
In August we wrote that Texas had paused new data center grid interconnections, and we told contractors to treat an announced data center as
The Texas Water Development Board just approved more than $1.18 billion for water and wastewater projects, and the single largest award covers ten North
Texas just landed the largest rail grade separation award in the country. TxDOT will receive more than $756 million in federal grant funding to
State water funding just landed in three cities where a lot of Texas contractors work. The Texas Water Development Board approved roughly $163 million
Fuel is only half of what is happening to your haul costs. The other half is whether a truck is available at all. Spot
Collin County commissioners called an $817.5 million bond election on August 10 for the November 3 ballot, and road projects account for more than
While a lot of attention sits on data centers waiting for power, North Texas industrial construction is quietly turning dirt. Two developers broke ground
The July jobs report carried a signal every Texas contractor should read. The overall U.S. economy lost jobs, but construction kept hiring, adding 22,000
Texas data centers have been treated as an endless source of sitework, so a pause this month is worth a contractor’s attention. The state
While some commercial demand looks shaky, North Texas water infrastructure is a firm, funded source of material demand, and it is ramping now. The
Diesel bottomed in early July then rebounded to $5.13 by July 20. What the reversal means for Texas haul budgets and delivered material cost.
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