Once again it’s time for ENR Texas & Louisiana to showcase the outstanding projects recognized as part of its annual Best Projects competition.

To rehabilitate and augment the Wylie Water Treatment Plant’s (WTP) existing filter walls—which had begun deteriorating—the project team on this $10-million endeavor developed a plan that allowed the facility to continue providing essential water services while the necessary upgrades were carried out.

This $92-million effort included the installation of multiple pipeline segments on a large water supply project for the Alliance Regional Water Authority in Central Texas.

With a treatment capacity of 150 million gallons per day, the Draper Water Treatment Plant is the largest such facility in the state of Oklahoma and has a more drought-resistant supply than the city’s other water treatment plant.

Funded by a public-private partnership, this $98.5-million events center was built under a compressed schedule and delivered on time and within budget in August 2023.

An extensive 12-acre revitalization and expansion project included the renovation of the zoo’s iconic Pachyderm Building and the addition of a giraffe house, carnivore building and flamingo barn.

This $41.25-million indoor sports facility spans 140,000 sq ft and features a 200-meter permanently banked track with a World Athletics-certified surface.

Lebow Channel is an urban stream that has drained floodwaters from neighborhoods dating back to the 1960s, but it has suffered from prolonged erosion from numerous floods.

In transforming this 24,000-sq-ft space that was previously used for religious education, Girls Inc. has created an out-of-school facility to empower young girls.

First built in 1983 as Energy Plaza, this 49-story, 1.2-million-sq-ft office tower has been redeveloped into a mixed-use property