Buc-ee's -Ennis Store #48 travel center

The Buc-ee's Ennis travel center at 1402 South IH 45 in Ennis, Texas, represents a new construction project spanning 53,254 square feet. This substantial development includes a sales area, men’s and women’s restrooms, a food deli and kitchen, and retail areas. The site also features 120 gas dispensers and a parking lot with 330 total spaces, including 10 ADA-compliant stalls. The project is located in Ellis County and was privately funded on private land.

Construction Scope and Cost

Beaver Aplin is the owner and developer of record for this facility. Levinson Alcoser Associates, LP served as the design firm. The estimated cost for the construction was $33,525,000, which calculates to $630 per square foot. This figure is above the county median for new construction in Ellis County, which stands at $148 per square foot. The scheduled build window was 333 days, longer than the county median of 244 days for similar filings.

Brian Gary Stanton served as the registered accessibility specialist for the project. The work was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in December 2018. Construction began in January 2019 according to the filing. The completion date listed on the record was December 2019. TDLR closed the project file in December 2019, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction.

Levinson Alcoser Associates, LP has one other TDLR-registered project in the state, a $150,000 project in Waller that is also closed. The Ennis project is significantly larger in scale and cost compared to that previous filing. The area profile for ZIP code 75119 indicates a population of about 30,809 with a median household income of $76,983. Housing in the area is predominantly owner-occupied, with a median home value of $238,400. These census estimates provide context for the local market where the 53,254 square foot store was built.

The Ellis County unemployment rate was 4.5 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier. This labor market data offers a snapshot of the economic conditions surrounding the completion of the Buc-ee's facility. The project record remains closed, reflecting the final status of the accessibility review. No further construction updates are listed in the TDLR database for this specific filing.