Ward County Jail/Sheriff's Office

The project named Same on the TDLR filing, officially titled Ward County Jail/Sheriff's Office, is a new 68,789 square foot facility located at 415 East Monahans Parkway in Monahans, Texas. This construction project, valued at $36,000,000, represents a significant expansion of law enforcement infrastructure in Ward County. The building was designed by Burns Architecture, LLC, with Jeffery L Kelley serving as the registered accessibility specialist.

The project was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in December 2023. Construction began in March 2024, with a scheduled completion date of September 2025. The TDLR closed the project file in September 2025, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction.

Scale and Context

At $523 per square foot, the cost of this project is above the county median of $221 for new construction filings in Ward County. The scheduled build window of 549 days is also longer than the county median of 273 days. This scale places the project in the upper tier of recent construction activity in the region, reflecting the substantial investment in public safety infrastructure.

Ward County has registered five other projects with TDLR, totaling $21,737,000. These include the Ward Memorial Hospital, Ward County Event Center Park, and Ward County Library. Burns Architecture, LLC has also been involved in six other TDLR-registered projects across West Texas, with a combined value of $7,900,000. This includes facilities in Pecos, Ballinger, Big Spring, and Eastland.

Monahans, with a population of about 9,558, serves as the county seat for Ward County. The median household income in the area is $70,924, and the median owner-occupied home value is $153,200. The new facility is part of a broader trend of public investment in the region, aiming to enhance local services and infrastructure.