Nov. 3—Drivers spent years slogging through construction zones on U.S. 290 as workers widened the highway. More than three years after drivers got relief, state highway officials still are slogging through the paperwork. Two of the 13 projects managed by the Texas Department of Transportation remain open, though work on them was completed in 2019 or earlier. For each, TxDOT continues to ... Read More

Plans for the long-awaited development of a prominent Frisco site are moving forward, and construction activity could begin next year. The Frisco Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conveyance plat last week for the roughly 112-acre defunct Wade Park site at Dallas Parkway and Lebanon Road to allow for a retail and restaurant building; another building with retail and restaurant space, ... Read More

October was scary for metro-area homebuilders, with fewer starts than in any October for at least 10 years — and it was the second-slowest of any of the 120 months over the past decade. "This is why I am so worried," said Caleb McCaleb, owner of McCaleb Homes in Edmond. Higher mortgage interest rates and general inflation have sapped demand, he said, and stubborn supply chain problems keep ... Read More

Nov. 1—Xcel Energy is now proposing to stop producing electricity with coal in its eight-state service area by 2030 as another plant — Tolk Station in Texas, nine miles east of Muleshoe — plans on retiring its coal-fueled units earlier than originally planned. The plan will further accelerate Xcel's efforts to reduce carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2030 according to Xcel senior media ... Read More

Nov. 1—City leaders from both sides of the border and members of the private sector came together Monday, Oct. 31 for a joint groundbreaking ceremony across Laredo and Nuevo Laredo as Kansas City Southern took the next step in its $100 million project to build a new international railroad bridge. "This is really historic. It has been over a hundred years since we built the first bridge," ... Read More

Oct. 31—The updated plan for a U.S. 69 road construction project is drawing concern for Southeast Texas trees. The Texas Department of Transportation presented the "Gateway to the Big Thicket" project's revised final construction plans during a pre-recorded video update on Tuesday. But its plan to clear more than 200 acres of trees has prompted pushback from National Parks Conservation ... Read More

Dallas College will use a $3.5 million grant from the Texas Workforce Commission to train nearly 1,600 people in construction skills. The college is partnering with 18 businesses across industries like plumbing, heating, cooling and electrical. The employers are mostly in Dallas and Tarrant counties but have offices across the state. Employers are looking for a workforce talent pipeline in a ... Read More

Irving-based apartment builder JPI plans to break ground soon on the second phase of Frisco rental community. The Jefferson Railhead apartments are part of the $2.5 billion Railhead mixed-use development on the Dallas North Tollway north of Frisco’s Main Street. The 80-acre Railhead project is a development of Heady Investments. Plans for the Railhead include more than 1 million square feet of ... Read More