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Features - May 2008
Texas Construction May 2008

Golden Triangle Renewed

Houston and Port Arthur boast major projects at the port and area refineries, while Galveston leads the movement to develop offshore wind energy in the U.S. Full Strory >>

Golden Triangle is Golden Again

The industrial market continues on a steamroll in the Houston and Port Arthur region, part of the Golden Triangle which includes Beaumont, with major projects at the port and area refineries. Full Strory >>

Wind Farm Powers Up in Gulf

On a clear day this summer, visitors to Galveston might be able to look into the Gulf of Mexico and see the future of the region’s power-an 80-ft-high wind turbine about 8 mi out in the Gulf.
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Politics Tests Future of DOE Labs

The Department of Energy's Office of Science oversees 21 major labs. Shown, an aerial overview of the Oak Ridge National Lab east campus quadrant. Full Strory >>

Wind Power Testing Facility Planned for Texas

While the days of the superconducting supercollider and its multi-million dollar contracts may be long gone, the wind industry hopes that a new Department of Energy program in Texas will have a much longer, albeit smaller, impact in the state.
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BRAC Spurs New Freeway

The Base Realignment and Closure process that will bring more than 50,000 soldiers and dependents to the U.S. Army’s Fort Bliss in El Paso has spurred an innovative road construction project in the area. Full Strory >>

TxDOT Remains Driven


From north to south, east to west, the Texas Department of Transportation has projects under way to ease congestion and keep traffic flowing. Full Strory >>

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