Texas Added 17,400 Construction Jobs And Barely Grew
10/06/2026
Texas added 17,400 construction jobs and grew 1.9 percent. The work is growing faster than the workforce.
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Texas added 17,400 construction jobs and grew 1.9 percent. The work is growing faster than the workforce.
The largest school bond in Texas history named its program manager, which means the procurement clock started.
Two weeks ago we wrote that federal surface transportation authorization expired September 30 and told contractors to ask one question about every job in
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
If any part of your backlog is federal-aid work, September 30 belongs on your wall. The surface transportation programs authorized under the Infrastructure Investment
Texas just committed to a decade of roadwork. The Texas Transportation Commission approved TxDOT’s 2027 Unified Transportation Program, a $138 billion plan for highway
State water funding just landed in three cities where a lot of Texas contractors work. The Texas Water Development Board approved roughly $163 million
One of the largest highway projects in Texas is entering the stretch that consumes the most material. TxDOT’s I-35 Northeast Expansion Central project in
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
Texas material delivery timing is about to get tighter, and the reason is already in the record. Heavy rain across Texas in May and
CyrusOne registered a $500M, 460,000 sq ft data center west of San Antonio. What the Medina County project means for Central Texas sitework demand.
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