Equine Parking Lot Resurface in Commerce, TX

The Equine Parking Lot Resurface at Texas A&M University at Commerce in Commerce, Texas, is a completed renovation project valued at $250,000. This work involved resurfacing a 1,111 sq ft parking area located at 3110 TX-24 in Hunt County. The project was registered with TDLR in December 2024 and construction began in January 2025, with the scheduled completion date set for April 2025. TDLR closed the project file in April 2025, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction.

The owner of record is Texas A&M University at Commerce, and the design firm of record is MTG Engineers & Surveyors. Misti Casandra Cunningham served as the registered accessibility specialist for this filing. The project involves public funds, public land, or is a Federally funded roadway project, as noted in the registration details. The scope of work was specifically defined as resurfacing the Equine parking lot, a task that required a focused construction window of 119 days from start to finish.

Project Context and Comparisons

Among 293 TDLR-registered renovation and alteration filings in Hunt County over the last 24 months, this project’s estimated cost of $250,000 is below the county median of $300,000. The median size for similar projects in the county is 3,225 sq ft, whereas this lot is 1,111 sq ft. The cost per square foot for this project is $225, which is above the county median of $112 per square foot. The scheduled build window of 119 days is close to the county median of 120 days for similar construction types.

Texas A&M University at Commerce has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $1,896,309, including the TAMU-C Campus, TAMU - C Library, and TAMU -C Field House, all of which are closed. MTG Engineers & Surveyors has worked on six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $1,375,142, including the Memorial Stadium and Journalism Building in Commerce. The ZIP code 75428 has a population of about 11,587, with a median household income of $48,372 and 4,616 housing units, according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates. The median owner-occupied home value in this area is $145,600.

The Hunt County unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in August 2026, lower than a year earlier, according to FRED data. This project is part of a broader pattern of infrastructure improvements at the university, with several other projects in Commerce also reaching completion. The specific focus on resurfacing the Equine parking lot indicates a targeted improvement to the university's grounds and accessibility infrastructure.