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05/22/2013UT-Brownsville Receives $100M To Grow Into Next Phase

May 22--The University of Texas at Brownsville will receive $100 million in tuition revenue bonds from the Texas Legislature to establish a new campus.
05/21/2013One Dead After Apparent Construction Accident in Austin

May 21--A man was found dead Tuesday morning under an overturned backhoe on the 17200 block of Texas 71 near Lakeway, according to Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services.
05/20/2013$10B Golden Pass LNG Expansion Seeking Permits

May 20--PORT ARTHUR -- A $10 billion expansion of the Golden Pass LNG facility in Sabine Pass is closer to becoming reality now that the proposed project has entered the permitting process.
05/17/2013Royse City, Texas, Officials Consider New I-30 Overpass

May 17---- With the starting date for construction of the Interstate 30-Erby Campbell Boulevard overpass only five days away, city officials will soon begin focusing their attention on what could be the city's next big highway project.
05/21/2013Greenville, Texas, Moves Ahead With First Phase Of Street Program

May 21--GREENVILLE -- The City of Greenville is moving ahead with a street reconstruction project approved by voters earlier this month.
05/15/2013$2.4B In University Construction Bonds Still In Play At Texas Capitol

May 15--With a week and a half left in the state legislative session, public university leaders still don't know whether more than $2 billion in construction and renovation bonds will be authorized for their campuses.
05/15/2013$52M Convention Center Is Planned For Juarez

May 15--By next year, Juarez will have a new Convention and Exhibition Center as part of the city's strategy to attract investment and regain its competitive position, officials said.
05/15/2013UTEP Unveils Plans For $25M Makeover

May 15--The University of Texas at El Paso is undergoing such a makeover that previous generations of Miners may not recognize the campus next year.
05/12/2013Greenville Unable To Flush Away Wastewater Problems

May 12--GREENVILLE -- The City of Greenville continues to be plagued by problems associated with collecting and containing wastewater.
05/15/2013Voters Approve $56M Bond For Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD

May 15--LITTLE CYPRESS -- The future is looking bright for the students of the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School District.
05/14/2013Alvarado ISD Preps To Build New Junior High

May 14--The excitement over the public's support of Alvarado ISD's $38.2 million bond package had not died down by Monday.
05/11/2013Fate City Council Approves City Hall Contract With Ron Hobbs Architects

May 11--FATE -- Fate's new City Hall project moved a step forward this week with the city council's approval of a contract for architectural services.
05/10/2013College Station Approves Water Plan For Northgate District

May 10--The College Station City Council unanimously supported a water plan for a swelling Northgate district on Thursday.
05/08/2013UT Regents Expected To OK $334.5M Plan For Med School

May 08--A years-long effort to establish a medical school at the University of Texas is about to reach a major milestone.
05/08/2013Travis County To Build Downtown Court Offices

May 08--Travis County commissioners approved a plan Tuesday to build an office building downtown for the district attorney and other court-related departments that county staffers estimated will cost $38.5 million.
05/08/2013Downtown Project Runs Afoul Of Capitol View Corridor

May 08--Developers say they are revamping their plans for a parking garage with a downtown Austin apartment tower, because the top of the structure would have encroached into protected views of the Capitol's dome.
05/07/2013Gas Leak Temporarily Halts Nederland Construction

May 07--Construction of a parking lot for Nederland's new city hall was temporarily put on hold after and contract worker ruptured a gas line Tuesday morning.
05/06/2013New Gym On Deerbrook Drive

May 06--Texas East Gymnastics is constructing a 21,000-square-foot gym at 1914 Deerbrook for $1.1 million.
05/05/2013CEMEX Files Suit To Recover Debt

May 05--BROWNSVILLE -- CEMEX Construction Materials South has filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against the sureties on projects held by Ballenger Construction Company.
05/01/2013Kerens Raising Funds To Construct Veterans Memorial

May 01--CORSICANA -- Years ago, an idea to construct a Veterans Memorial in downtown Kerens began from a seed in the mind of Bobbie Jo Darby, herself a veteran.
04/30/2013Point Of Order Kills Water Bill

April 30--AUSTIN -- One of the top priorities of the 2013 legislative session -- a $2 billion measure to fund state water projects -- sustained a devastating setback Monday after it was knocked off the House floor on a point of order.
04/30/2013Bryan, Brazos County Lure Pipe Manufacturer To Texas Triangle Park

April 30--Bryan and Brazos County officials announced a manufacturing deal Tuesday that they said will the largest in the history of the county.
04/30/2013Victoria County Building Renovations Near Completion

April 30--Brick started falling off the Bridge Street Annex last summer.
04/29/2013Harlingen Sees Rise In Building Permits

April 29--HARLINGEN -- Fourteen new construction projects worth more than $10 million are officially under way in Harlingen.
04/29/2013Green Roof Still Struggling To Take Root In San Juan

April 29--SAN JUAN -- Representatives of Texas A&M University-Kingsville suggested new ideas last week for how to construct a live green roof above Amigos Del Valle, an effort that has been ongoing despite numerous roadblocks.

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