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Port of Galveston continues its impressive cruise and commercial expansion

A recent announcement made jointly by Galveston Wharves and Swiss-based MSC Cruises is the next step forward in the ongoing expansion of cruise and commercial…

adminApril 21, 2026

Commercial Construction

Boomtown in Brownsville as energy and high-tech bulk up Texas investments

For decades, the City of Brownsville on the Gulf Coast near the Mexican border has been home to a variety of industries such as the…

adminApril 7, 2026

Commercial Construction

Billions in new marine defense industry construction could be headed to Texas

Texas is a magnet for complex, critical manufacturing, says Gov. Greg Abbott, and the latest announcements appear to confirm growing interest in the state as…

adminMarch 3, 2026

Commercial Construction

Austin’s light-rail construction contracts to be awarded soon

Austin Transit Partnership (ATP) published a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) in February 2025 for the final design and construction contract of the city’s light-rail project.…

adminFebruary 3, 2026

Commercial Construction

Texas primed for increased space industry investment from two global business magnates

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, two of the wealthiest men on the planet, each control space exploration companies poised to launch further expansions in Texas.…

adminJanuary 20, 2026

Commercial Construction

Renewable energy is key to powering Texas data centers

Google’s announcement last month that it plans to construct three new data centers in Texas at a cost of $40 billion is the latest in…

adminDecember 16, 2025

Commercial Construction

Anthropic, Microsoft announce new AI data center projects as industry’s construction push continues

SAN FRANSICO — Artificial intelligence company Anthropic announced a $50 billion investment in computing infrastructure on Wednesday that will include new data centers in Texas…

adminNovember 14, 2025

Commercial Construction

Austin’s commercial construction goes uncharacteristically quiet

What a difference a year makes. Last October, the City of Austin was preparing for the construction of new commercial developments that promised to transform…

adminNovember 4, 2025

Commercial Construction

Data centers could be Texas construction’s bright star in 2026 and beyond

The Texas construction industry has lots of work to look forward to, according to analysis by Twisted Nail, a Texas-based construction aggregate supplier. The company…

adminSeptember 23, 2025

Commercial Construction

U.S. electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy

HARRISBURG, PA. — With the explosive growth of Big Tech’s data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at…

adminSeptember 18, 2025