With an estimated 1,000 people relocating to Texas daily, clogged and bogged-down highways are commonplace, especially Interstate 35 through Austin, the state capital.
Praised by organized labor and called a modest labor step by contractor groups, Homeland Security Dept. chief Alejandro N. Mayorka approved 18 months more of protected status for Venezuelan workers in the U.S.
The specialty construction market continues to grow in the U.S., adding more than 600,000 positions nationwide since 2020, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors Association.