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After last week's ruling by a federal courty holding the U.S. Army Corps responsible for the tragic events of Hurricane Katrina, the Corps seems to be exercising extreme caution as it partners in a massive public works undertaking in Dallas along the Trinity River. 

Texas made more than a few national headlines in the past week. Some local news is equally important to the building community in the Lone Star State.

By most accounts, Texas was not a bad place to be for those in the A/E/C industry in 2009.

The city of Austin has selected a CM-at-Risk for its new water treatment plant.

A posh Austin outhouse wins architecture awards.

When the December issue of Texas Construction appears, some might question why we run a feature spotlighting construction projects at Fort Hood.

Thanks to low bids on stimulus project and lending from the Texas Legislature, TxDOT officials announced yesterday that the agency estimates it will spend a "record $5.9 billion on projects in the fiscal year beginning Sept. 1." This is according to today's Austin American-Statesman front page story "More green means go for

Allow me to set the record straight: No federal funding will be used in the restoration of the Texas Governor's Mansion, as it turns out. "They were considering using federal funds," a spokeswoman for the State Preservation Board told this reporter.

Nearly half the funds needed for a restoration project at the Texas Governor's Mansion in Austin--badly burned last summer in an act of arson--will come from federal stimulus money.

Most of you in the highway construction and engineering business have been following the massive sunset bill that TxDOT needs to stay afloat. Included in the plan--approved by the Texas House of Representatives-- is a provision that would revamp the Texas Transportation Commission.