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02/01/2012Drillers Must Now Disclose Fracking Chemicals

Feb. 01--A new Texas Railroad Commission rule requiring oil and natural gas operators to publicly disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing of natural gas and oil wells takes effect today.
01/30/2012BG Group to Purchase Additional LNG From Sabine Pass Facility; Construction to Start in 2012

BG Group has reached agreement with Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P., to purchase an additional two million tonnes of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, over a 20-year period from the Sabine Pass terminal in Louisiana, US.
01/30/2012KBR Appoints Darrell Hargrave President of Industrial Services

KBR (NYSE: KBR) today announced the appointment of Darrell Hargrave to President of KBR's Industrial Services business unit.
01/27/2012Boom in Wind Power May be Headed for a Bust

Jan. 27--Texas remains the runaway leader in wind-power generation capacity among the 50 states.
01/27/2012Fitch Rates San Antonio, TX Water System Revenue Bonds 'AA+'; Outlook Stable

Fitch Ratings has assigned the following ratings to San Antonio, TX's water system bonds, issued for the benefit of the San Antonio Water System (SAWS):
01/28/2012Cudd Energy Begins Work on Facility

Jan. 28--ODESSA, Texas -- Cudd Energy Services of Odessa, has embarked on a $12 million project to consolidate two yards in Odessa thanks to growth of the company, officials say.
01/27/2012FAA Plans to Move Fort Worth Offices

Jan. 27--The Federal Aviation Administration is planning to move its Southwest Region office to a new state-of-the-art building at Alliance in far north Fort Worth in 2015.
01/25/2012Brasfield & Gorrie to Build TRT Holdings Headquarters in Dallas

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TRT Holdings today announced plans to relocate and consolidate its offices from Irving to Dallas.
01/13/2012New Plans Set for College Station Plaza Hotel Site

Jan. 13--Los Angeles-based Woodridge Capital Partners, LLC, has announced its plans for the nearly 12 acres of property it bought last summer where the Plaza Hotel and Suites sits vacant.
01/21/2012Damaged Grapevine Bridge Will Never Reopen

Jan. 21--GRAPEVINE -- The crash that gouged two bridges over Texas 114/121 on Thursday left one of them so unsafe that it will never reopen, adding to the traffic tie-ups along the massive DFW Connector project.
01/15/2012Tarrant Bridges: How Long Will They Hold Up?

Jan. 15--If the 2007 collapse of Interstate 35W in Minneapolis was a wake-up call to fix the nation's crumbling bridges, dozens of places in North Texas have yet to answer.
01/23/2012Houston's Landmark Downtown Post Office Site Chosen for 2012 Urban Land Institute Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition

Total of $80,000 to Be Awarded to Top Four Proposals
01/25/2012Two New Ruggles Green Restaurant Locations Announced

HOUSTON, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Cafe Management and GJR Partners are pleased to announce plans to open a third and fourth Ruggles Green restaurant during the next six months in Greater Houston.
01/20/2012TxDOT I-10 Public Meeting Offers Insight on Project

Jan. 20--ORANGE -- A special meeting related to the future reconstruction of Interstate 10 in Orange was well attended Tuesday night.
01/18/2012J/Brice Design International Launches Dallas Office

J/Brice (www.jbricedesign.com) is a preferred design group for hotel brands that read like a Who's Who in hospitality.
01/18/2012enXco Acquires Texas Wind Development Assets From Cielo Wind Power

enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company, and Cielo Wind Power, LP (Cielo) announced today that enXco has signed a purchase agreement to acquire from a Cielo affiliate the development assets for the Spinning Spur Wind Project.
01/16/2012Willow Park to Pay $125K for Bridge Replacement; Waiting Could Cost More

Jan. 16--WILLOW PARK -- The Ranch House Road bridge between Squaw Creek Road and Navajo Drive is expected to soon be open to the public again.
01/16/2012Replacement of Fort Worth's West Seventh Street Bridge Starts Soon

Jan. 16--The replacement of the West Seventh Street bridge is a two-year project, and it begins in a matter of weeks.
01/12/2012Skanska Buys Downtown Houston Block

Jan. 12--The owner of the Houston Club Building has purchased another piece of downtown property, further positioning itself for growth in the Central Business District.
01/10/2012New Tower May Replace Houston Galleria-Area Health Club

Jan. 10--A health club on a prime parcel in the Galleria area is closing this month, paving the way for a new office tower to be developed.
01/19/2012Demolition Looms for Architectural Gem in West Fort Worth

Jan. 19--FORT WORTH -- Atop a bluff overlooking Luther Lake sits one of the most undeniably interesting houses in Fort Worth.
01/10/2012Mississippi Ranks Last in Building Standards, Texas Near the Bottom

Jan. 10--A report that rates Mississippi far worse than other coastal states at mandating and enforcing building standards should be a wake-up call for policy makers, Robert Hartwig of the Insurance Information Institute said Monday.
01/10/2012With Opposition in McAllen, Luxury Tower's Backers May Look Elsewhere

Jan. 10--MCALLEN -- Faced with mounting opposition from McAllen homeowners, the investors behind a proposed 22-story luxury tower have been eying other locations for the $80 million project.
12/01/2011Austin Sees Largest Spike in Environmental Assessments in the Nation

In one indicator of coming real estate deals, Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) were up 7 percent in third-quarter 2011 compared with the same time in 2010, according to information services firm Environmental Data Resources Inc., Milford, Connecticut.
01/07/2012Kerryville Construction Outlook

Jan. 07--The new year has barely begun and already the face of Kerrville is starting to change.

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