SPRING, Texas (AP) — Tech giant Hewlett Packard Enterprise said it is moving its global headquarters to the Houston area from California, where the company's roots go back to the founding of Silicon Valley decades ago. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office announced that the relocation will increase the company's presence in the area, which is already home to more than 2,600 employees. The company ... Read More

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – A local water district's manager is threatening to sue to stop the construction of a border barrier he fears would jeopardize water for farmers and lead to flooding in Downtown El Paso. The 30-foot-tall barrier is going up north of the American canal, which already has a 34-foot barrier on the south side facing Mexico, said Jesus Reyes, general manager of El ... Read More

Nov. 30--The coronavirus pandemic doesn't seem to have slowed construction in Houston, as concrete trucks traverse the freeways and cranes add layers to the Jengalike structures that ultimately become midrise and high-rise buildings. There's one underway now on Fannin Street next to the Mann Eye Institute at the point where Midtown gives way to the Museum District. Dr. Mike Mann goes to work ... Read More

Dallas Stars owner Tom Gaglardi plans to break ground this before then end of the year on a luxury hotel in Las Colinas. Gaglardi’s Northland Properties Corp. for more than a year has been planning h the 205-room, six-story hotel at State Highways 114 and 161 in Irving. The hotel is part of Dallas Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones 36-acre Star Park mixed-use development. A filing for the first $18 ... Read More

Nov. 30--In south Houston, Sunnyside residents hope a solar farm set to cover a former city dump casts shade on findings showing the fields of energy-producing panels cut property values in nearby neighborhoods. The city project, being built by Wolfe Energy, would produce enough power for about 5,000 homes. Along with its planned hiking and biking trails and aquaponic farming space, the ... Read More

Frisco is getting a more detailed look at redevelopment plans for its largest office park. Early this year developers of the 162-acre Hall Park at the Dallas North Tollway and Gaylord Park got city approval to covert the almost quarter century old office park into a mixed-use development. With more than 2 million square feet of offices, the campus of low and high-rise buildings houses almost ... Read More

Nov. 25--Police are looking for a construction worker accused of gunning down his foreman, who was found shot to death last weekend at their Hockley-area job site, according to court records. Another worker on Saturday morning found the foreman, Rigoberto Barron, dead in the construction site for residential homes while reporting to work in the 31700 block of Harmon Heights Lane, near ... Read More

Nov. 25--Two towers including a dual branded hotel and a residential high-rise will join the Uptown skyline in 2021, according to construction updates from separate Houston-based developers. American Liberty Hospitality will open the Holiday Inn Express Houston -- Galleria Area and Staybridge Suites Houston -- Galleria Area, totaling 319 rooms in February 2021, the company announced. Both ... Read More

A Houston developer is planning two new apartment communities near Dallas’ Love Field. Urban Genesis LLC plans the new rental properties on Maple Avenue north of Inwood Road. One of the projects at Maple and Stutz Drive will contain 62 apartments and a 75-unit rental building will be constructed across the street at Maple and Kimsey Drive, according to filings with the city. The properties are ... Read More

A plunge in commercial building starts in October pulled down Dallas-Fort Worth construction activity for the month, even with an increase in residential building. Nonresidential construction starts in the D-FW area fell by 39% compared with October 2019, according to the latest report from Dodge Data & Analytics. Residential building activity was up 18% from a year earlier. Total construction ... Read More