Frisco’s Planning & Zoning Commission will review the site plan for a project once zoned to hold up to 4,000 apartments, offices and retail across millions of square feet of development. Dallas-based Zarky Development LLC is behind the project located at the southwest corner of Dallas Parkway and Main Street in the Denton County section of the city. The city approved a development agreement ...
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The east bank regional levee authority has formally asked the Army Corps of Engineers to prevent contractors from rebuilding pumps at the 17th Street Canal lakefront pumping station during the 2024 hurricane season, which begins June 1. According to a Corps spokesperson, PCCP JV, the contractor that built the three combination surge barrier-pumping stations at the ends of the 17th Street, ...
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Apr. 19—The long-awaited Texas bullet train from Houston to Dallas could be built within ten years, according to an Amtrak executive. During the Southwestern Regional Rail Conference, Amtrak's Senior Vice President, Andy Byford, reaffirmed that the national rail company is collaborating with its partner, Texas Central, to develop a high-speed train. Byford stated that the construction of this ...
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Apr. 8—An energy company filed a request with a federal regulator, claiming another company's pipeline carrying natural gas to the Gulf Coast has been intentionally misclassified by its owner. Energy Transfer (ET), the Dallas-based energy infrastructure company, filed a petition with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Monday requesting oversight of the Louisiana Energy Gateway ...
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Ron Kirk knew going in what the lifespan would be for a replacement for Reunion Arena. “Thirty years,” he said. Kirk was the foremost political figure to lead the American Airlines Center project from its conception to construction. The AAC cost $420 million to build, and it opened in October of 2001. Both the Mavericks and Stars will soon play in the 2024 NBA playoffs and 2024 NHL playoffs, ...
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SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma highway was reopened Saturday following its closure for a few hours after a bridge over the Arkansas River was struck by a barge. Troopers with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol closed a portion of U.S. Highway 59 south of Sallisaw at around 1:25 p.m. after the barge hit the bridge. No injuries were reported on the highway or the barge, according to state patrol ...
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AUSTIN — For about five hours on Feb. 25, electricity for most of Texas cost nothing. As the sun shone on a banner day of near-perfect sunny, mild and breezy weather across the state, wind and solar produced electricity at an unprecedented rate. At its peak, renewable energy produced nearly three-quarters of Texas electricity that day — setting a record that pushed the real-time price of ...
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Mar. 17—A Houston-based developer wants to build a hotel, condominiums and space for shops and restaurants at a prominent intersection in Fredericksburg, adding to the surge of development in cities dotting the fast-growing Hill Country region. But the city's Planning and Zoning Commission is putting a kink in the $176 million plan. "This is not good for the community as a whole," Commissioner ...
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Mar. 15—A record $1.71 billion annual spending plan for coastal restoration and hurricane protection was unanimously approved for fiscal year 2025 on Thursday by the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority board of directors. The plan includes more than $480 million for the controversial Mid-Barataria and Mid-Breton sediment diversions. A series of public hearings had already been held on ...
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Mar. 11—Walmart is planning its first Texas milk processing plant near Waco, the big retailer's third in the U.S. as it continues expanding its in-house supply chain to meet increasing demand for milk products. The $350 million facility in Robinson will process and package a variety of milk options under Walmart's Great Value and Sam's Club's Member's Mark brands. Its products will be sold at ...
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