Gateway of Bowie

Gateway of Bowie is a new construction project located at the intersection of US Highway 287 and FM Highway 1125 in Bowie, Texas. The facility encompasses 6,226 square feet of space designed for a convenience store with gasoline sales and a quick-serve restaurant. The project represents a significant commercial addition to the local corridor, integrating fuel and food services into a single 6,226 sq ft footprint.

The owner of record for this development is Victron Stores, LP. The design firm of record is Crown Architecture & Development, LLC. Fred Dwain Cawyer served as the registered accessibility specialist for the project. The estimated cost for this construction is $1,195,000. This figure places the project above the median estimated cost of $850,000 for similar new construction filings in Montague County. The cost per square foot is $192, which is above the county median of $95 per square foot for comparable filings. The scheduled build window for this project was 869 days, a duration longer than the county median of 242 days for similar projects.

Construction Timeline and Status

The project was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in January 2020. Construction began in March 2020 according to the filing records. The completion date listed on the filing was August 2022. TDLR closed the project file in August 2022, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction. The TDLR status for this specific filing is Project Closed. This closure indicates that the regulatory review phase associated with the accessibility registration has concluded. The project is privately funded and located on private land for private use.

Regional Context and Ownership

Victron Stores, LP is the owner of record for six other TDLR-registered projects in Texas. These other projects include locations in Plano, Mount Pleasant, Weatherford, and Prosper. The total value of these other registered projects is $12,605,000. Crown Architecture & Development, LLC has designed six other TDLR-registered projects with a total value of $16,241,000. These other design projects include locations in Irving, Springtown, and Greenville. Local media coverage has noted the building permit for the Gateway of Bowie Travel Center was picked up from the relevant authority. Third-party real estate listings describe the area as strategically positioned next to the Gateway of Bowie development, referencing nearby retail and fuel sales. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the population of the 76230 ZIP code to be about 9,885 people. The median household income in this area is estimated at $64,467. Montague County unemployment was 4.8 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier.