This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. AUSTIN — Four board members of the state’s power grid operator, including chairwoman Sally Talberg, resigned Tuesday, a week after power outages left millions across Texas shivering in their homes during severe winter storms and state officials criticized some board members for not living in the state. The Electric Reliability Council ... Read More

DALLAS (AP) _ Primoris Services Corp. (PRIM) on Monday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $31.8 million. The Dallas-based company said it had profit of 66 cents per share. The construction contractor posted revenue of $897.3 million in the period. For the year, the company reported profit of $105 million, or $2.16 per share. Revenue was reported as $3.49 billion. Primoris Services shares have ... Read More

Interstate 35 traffic through Waco soon will be rolling on brand new pavement and crossing the Brazos River on a brand new bridge, though last week's winter weather may push the change into next month. Webber Construction is on the verge of completing the new southbound main lanes south of Business 77, meaning it is effectively halfway through the $341 million project it started in April 2019. ... Read More

The Mississippi Transportation Commission at its Feb. 9 meeting awarded ten contracts for maintenance projects throughout Mississippi. The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) will oversee the projects, which will maintain and enhance transportation infrastructure across the state. Only one of the contracts for road work was awarded to a highway project in the Mississippi Delta. ... Read More

Every industry has been impacted by the pandemic, though obviously to varying degrees. In construction, work substantially slowed in most segments in 2020, although housing, buoyed by historically low mortgage rates, was one relative bright spot. Many contractors faced delayed or canceled projects due to lower economic activity and uncertainty. According to a survey from the Associated General ... Read More

Feb. 19—Houston-based Axiom Space raised $130 million in Series B funding to help build a commercial space station. Axiom was selected by NASA in January 2020 to develop a commercial space station module that will initially attach to the existing International Space Station. This first module is set to launch in 2024, and then additional Axiom modules will be added to provide areas for ... Read More

More than three years after making a first investment in the neighborhood, businessman Mike Hoque is ready to kick off one of the most ambitious redevelopment projects in Dallas. Construction is set to start on the first phase of the SoGood mixed-use development along South Good Latimer Expressway and Cesar Chavez Boulevard just south of downtown. Hoque Global has bought up about nine blocks ... Read More