Articles by Daniel Tyson

In the coming year to 18 months, engineering and architectural firms in the Texas & Louisiana region will continue to face multiple challenges related to attracting staff and high material costs.

Arson caused a two-alarm fire that destroyed the wooden-framed 56-unit, $5.5-million apartment complex in the early stages of construction, the Fort Worth Fire Dept. ruled.

The Houston Zoo's new Galapagos Islands exhibit, which opened in early spring, highlights the delicate balance of an ecosystem. 

One project component, a biochar plant, is set for completion in 2024, with the rolling mill to be finished in the first quarter of 2025.

The 15-year expansion was paused due to worries that the state highway agency lacked capacity to sell bonds to finance work.

The jury found Greystar Development and Construction LLC guilty of negligence in the 2019 death of Kiersten Smith, 29.

Council members are calling foul and will decide at a June meeting whether to commission its own feasibility study into the future of the elevated highway near downtown.

From the trial’s start, attorneys for the crane owner and the general contractor/developer have each argued that their respective clients bear no responsibility for the collapse.

The original price tag was $233 million, but last month the new estimate jumped to $264 million, with TxDOT citing supply chain issues and the impact of inflation on concrete and steel prices.

Texas DOT and the Flatiron/Dragados joint venture announced that they have settled last concerns over the proposed design of jointed pier segments that stalled the nearly $1-billion project last July.