April 11-- Apr. 11--The opening of the new terminal at Louis Armstrong International Airport will be pushed back until the fall, officials said Thursday -- the latest in a series of delays for the $1.3 billion building set to replace the existing airport. The terminal was scheduled to open on May 15. But airport officials said in a release Thursday morning that it would not meet that deadline ... Read More

April 11-- Apr. 11--A week before the opening of AVEVA Stadium, construction workers were sweeping across the area to install the facility's gray and yellow seats and to clear debris from what will become its parking lot. A year ago, the site -- located in the Houston Sports Park -- was a mud pit. But in a few days, it will officially open as just the second professional rugby stadium in the ... Read More

April 11-- Apr. 11--President Donald Trump's Wednesday afternoon visit to Houston drew statements of praise from members of the oil and gas industry as well as the ire of environmentalists. The president landed at Ellington Field Joint Reserve at 2:54 p.m. Wednesday where he was quickly whisked away to the Houston suburb of Crosby. Amid cheers and applause, Trump delivered a short speech at ... Read More

April 11-- Apr. 11--DFW AIRPORT -- One of the things North Texans like best about DFW Airport is how easy it can be to get from your car to your flight. If your journey begins in Dallas-Fort Worth, the airport features enormous parking areas at each of its five passenger terminals. From there, a traveler can walk a few hundred feet to one of the 16 security checkpoints -- and then walk just a ... Read More

April 10-- Apr. 10--CROSBY -- President Donald Trump swept through Texas Wednesday, huddling with supporters, raising money and signing two executive orders aimed at speeding pipeline construction and boosting the oil and gas industry. Trump began his day in San Antonio and capped it in late afternoon in this small city, where a union training center filled with energy executives and pipeline ... Read More

April 10-- Apr. 10--The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded the first two contracts that will use military funds to pay for the construction of additional fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of President Donald Trump's emergency declaration. The two contracts awarded Tuesday are worth an estimated $976 million and cover three separate projects totaling 57 miles of border fencing ... Read More

April 10-- Apr. 10--A Galveston-based construction firm has been awarded part of a $1 billion contract to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. The U.S. Department of Defense announced Tuesday that SLSCO Ltd., a general contracting firm based in Galveston, was awarded a $789 million firm-fixed-price contract for border replacement wall construction. SLSCO's bid was one of nine solicited for ... Read More

April 10-- Apr. 10--North Texas' busy industrial building market is getting another project. California-based CT Realty has started construction on a 2-building warehouse and distribution project in North Fort Worth. The 882,565-square-foot Westport Logistics Center development is near Alliance Airport. The new buildings on Westport Parkway are also near Burlington Northern Santa Fe's ... Read More

April 10-- Apr. 10--Avera Cos. has broken ground for Park 8, a 242,760-square-foot distribution building in north Houston. As yet unleased, the spec building is a sign of strength in the region's industrial market. The north Houston submarket's industrial vacancy rate of 5.4 percent is among the lowest in the country, according to Avera Cos. The location is close to Bush Intercontinental ... Read More

April 10-- Apr. 10--One of the oldest buildings in Dallas' Deep Ellum district could get as much as $3 million in city incentives to pay for a redo. The Continental Gin building on Elm Street near Baylor Medical Center was built in 1888 and until recently housed artists' workspaces and living lofts. Investors who bought the historic building last year want to convert the property into a ... Read More