Mar. 28--Construction projects are considered essential business activities in the current coronavirus shutdowns. But even though residential and commercial builders are pushing ahead with jobs already underway, the flow of new building business is slowing. Almost 40% of contractors around the country are reporting that project owners have halted or canceled current construction projects ... Read More

Construction on the Austin FC soccer stadium is not exempt from the shelter-in-place order issued by City of Austin officials on Tuesday, city spokesperson David Green confirmed Friday. Work continues on the site near the intersection of Braker Lane and Burnet Road, under the guidelines set forth by the city's Development Services Department. A city memo Tuesday provided instruction for those ... Read More

Mar. 26--Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is ready to start construction on the next office building in his family's Star in Frisco development. But first his Blue Star Land development company has to get the city to approve plans for the high-rise. Developers of the $1.5 billion Star mixed-use project at the Dallas North Tollway and Warren Parkway want to build an 11-story, ... Read More

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) - The Texas Civil Rights Project along with over 100 advocacy groups are asking federal officials to stop construction of the border wall, at least during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Efren Olivares, the director of the Texas Civil Rights Project's racial and economic justice program, said given the current threat to public health, construction crews should not ... Read More

Keep Austin building. That's what leaders in Central Texas' residential and commercial construction industries say they will urge local officials to do, after the city of Austin and Travis County issued shelter-in-place orders amid the global coronavirus pandemic. The orders are being interpreted as banning most construction, except in limited situations where the construction involves certain ... Read More

Mar. 25--A joint venture of Transwestern Development Co. and Diamond Realty Investments has acquired a 20.8 acre parcel in Sugar Land for the development of a speculative warehouse/distribution property called Sugar Land Crossroads. The site, at West Dairy Ashford and Airport Boulevard, will house 326,792 square feet in two buildings. Spaces ranging from 28,000 to the entire 326,792 square ... Read More

Mar. 24--Houston-area transit officials will wait out a little more of the coronavirus crisis before soliciting bids on five of the first projects in their $7 billion construction bonanza for bus and rail upgrades. "Moving this by a month does not hurt anything at all," said Sanjay Ramabhadran, a Metropolitan Transit Authority board member. Board members on Tuesday delayed approval of the ... Read More

Mar. 24--Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo issued a stay-at-home order Tuesday morning closing most businesses and directing residents to stay put except for groceries and errands in the latest measure aimed at slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus. The order will take effect at 11:59 p.m. and expire April 3. Workers in the energy, transportation, construction and food service industries ... Read More

Mar. 24--Updated at 12:30 p.m.: Revised to include additional details of an order in Denton County. Collin County residents were ordered to stay home because of the coronavirus outbreak, effective immediately Tuesday. But businesses are being allowed to stay open -- a major difference from Dallas County's shelter-in-place order. The order follows one in Dallas County that began at 11:59 p.m. ... Read More

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As the Mississippi River in New Orleans continues to drop, there is still a threat of flooding this spring across a third of the country. The river dropped below 15 feet (4.6 meters) last week at the Carrollton gauge, located in the city’s uptown neighborhood, The Times-Picayune / New Orleans Advocate reported. As the river levels decrease, the Army Corps of Engineers ... Read More