ENR.com is the bible of the construction industry, providing news and features about projects, products and people in construction, architecture and engineering. https://www.enr.com/rss/articles ENR Texas & Southeast's Design Firms of the Year are WSP for the Southeast, and Burns & McDonnell for the Texas & Louisiana region.

]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:40:18 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/62855-enr-texas-and-southeast-announces-wsp-burns-and-mcdonnell-as-2026-design-firms-of-the-year http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/62855 San-Marcos-water-reclamation-facility-rendering-2 copy.jpg A rendering of the San Marcos Water Reclamation Facility in Central Texas, where Burns & McDonnell, named ENR Texas & Southeast Design Firm of the Year for the Texas & Louisiana subregion, is delivering the project using a progressive design‑build approach. John T. Brooks Bridge WSP, named ENR Southeast’s Design Firm of the Year, is part of the design‑build team delivering the new John T. Brooks Bridge, which connects Fort Walton Beach to Okaloosa Island, Fla.  Landing a spot on the ENR Texas & Southeast ranking of Top Design Firms puts your company in the spotlight as a proven leader in one of the nation’s fastest-growing construction markets.

]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:23:18 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/62826-last-call-enr-texas-and-southeast-previews-this-years-top-design-firms-survey-list http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/62826 Texas Dept. of Transportation is ENR Texas & Louisiana 2026 Owner of the Year.

]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:15:24 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/62740-enr-texas-and-southeast-2026-owner-of-the-year-txdot http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/62740 Michael Morris, director of the North Central Texas Council of Governments' Transportation Department, is ENR's 2026 Texas & Louisiana Legacy Award honoree.

]]> Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:16:05 -0500 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/62330-texas-transportation-leader-michael-morris-named-enr-texas-and-louisiana-legacy-award-honoree http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/62330 Michael Neal’s 46-year career demonstrates his firm belief that construction is primarily a people business. 

]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:02:08 -0500 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/62314-enr-recognizes-michael-neal-for-four-decades-of-leadership-and-service http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/62314 ENR Texas & Southeast names 2026 Top Young Professionals. 

]]> Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:42:45 -0500 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/62088-enr-texas-and-southeast-names-2026-top-young-professionals http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/62088 ENR Texas & Southeast will profile electrical and industrial contractor MMR Group and civil contractor Wayne Brothers Co. in its December 2025 print issue.

]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:58:41 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/61410-mmr-group-wayne-brothers-named-enr-texas-and-southeasts-specialty-contractors-of-the-year http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/61410 ENR Texas & Southeast's 2025 Best Projects Awards events are coming up quickly—here are the Excellence in Safety and Excellence in Sustainability awards for this year.

]]> Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:18:35 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/61364-enr-texas-and-southeasts-excellence-in-safety-sustainability-awards-announced http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/61364 The 2025 Project of the Year—and all of this year's winning projects—will be recognized at ENR Southeast's Best Projects event on Oct. 23 in Orlando.

]]> Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:25:31 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/61277-enr-southeast-announces-2025-project-of-the-year-nominees http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/61277 This year's Project of the Year honoree will be announced at ENR's Houston Best Projects Award event, to be held Oct. 16.

]]> Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:45:42 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/61268-enr-texas-and-louisiana-announces-2025-project-of-the-year-nominees http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/61268 Our independent panels of judges have chosen 37 projects as award winners for ENR Southeast's 2025 Best Projects contest.

]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:13:20 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/61184-enr-southeasts-2025-best-projects-award-winners-announced http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/61184 ENR Texas & Louisiana's 2025 Best Projects award luncheon will be held Oct. 16 in Houston.

]]> Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:00:00 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/61160-enr-texas-and-louisianas-2025-best-projects-award-winners-announced http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/61160 The Alpharetta, Ga.-based contractor reported $2.15 billion in revenue from the ENR Texas & Southeast region.

]]> Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:29:39 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/61001-evans-general-contractors-named-enr-southeast-contractor-of-the-year http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/61001 Performance Contractors reported about $3 billion in total 2024 revenue, with $2.82 billion from the Texas and Southeast region, 

]]> Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:04:45 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/60989-performance-contractors-named-enr-texas-and-louisianas-2025-contractor-of-the-year http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/60989 Firms participating in ENR Texas & Southeast's Top Contractors survey collectively reported $127.9 billion in 2024 regional revenue.

]]> Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:49:24 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/60952-enr-texas-and-southeast-inaugural-top-contractors-ranking-revealed-soon http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/60952 Atwell is ENR Southeast's 2025 Design Firm of the Year. 

]]> Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:43:03 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/60632-enr-southeast-names-atwell-2025-design-firm-of-the-year http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/60632 Volkert, employee-owned and a century in business, is ENR Texas & Louisiana's 2025 Design Firm of the Year.

]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:50:47 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/60631-volkert-named-enr-texas-and-louisianas-2025-design-firm-of-the-year http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/60631 TVA advanced to the final phase of its $1-billion lock replacement project, began procurement for a $2.2-billion gas-fired power plant, and is working to commercialize fusion energy

]]> Thu, 27 Feb 2025 13:39:19 -0500 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/60373-tennessee-valley-authority-named-enr-southeasts-owner-of-the-year http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/60373 The firm’s work in Port Arthur, Texas reaches beyond LNG export terminal development to also include two 600-plus-acre marshland restoration projects and grants to 18 hunger-relief organizations

]]> Wed, 26 Feb 2025 13:19:11 -0500 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/60352-sempra-infrastructure-is-enr-texas-and-louisianas-owner-of-the-year http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/60352 The 2025 ENR Texas & Louisiana Legacy Award winner Kurt Evans has had a wide-reaching impact on the engineering landscape of Louisiana and beyond.

]]> Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:15:19 -0500 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/60295-kurt-evans-is-enr-texas-and-louisianas-2025-legacy-award-winner http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/60295 Known to peers and clients as "Dr. Dirt," the Terracon executive is the go-to geotechnical engineer for major projects around Savannah, Georgia. 

]]> Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:01:56 -0500 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/60292-guoming-lin-is-named-2025-enr-southeast-legacy-award-winner http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/60292 ENR Texas and Southeast's inaugural class of Top Young Professionals will be profiled in the Feb. 17, 2025 issue.

]]> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:09:25 -0400 https://www.enr.com/blogs/49-texas-southeast-scoop/post/59591-enr-texas-and-southeast-names-2025-top-young-professionals http://www.enr.com/blogs/49/post/59591