Houston, TX - Dining Addition

The Texas Roadhouse at 13345 FM 1960 Rd W in Houston is complete. The project, filed as "Houston, TX - Dining Addition," involved adding approximately 709 square feet of dining space to the existing restaurant. This expansion increases the seating capacity by 56 seats. The work was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in June 2025 and passed its final TDLR accessibility inspection in March 2026.

Texas Roadhouse Holdings LLC served as the owner of record for this privately funded project. Dewberry Architects, Inc. was the design firm of record, and Laura Fulkerson was the registered accessibility specialist. The estimated cost for the addition was $450,000, which computes to $635 per square foot. Construction was scheduled to begin in September 2025, with a planned completion date of December 2025. The actual final inspection occurred in March 2026, confirming the building meets accessibility standards.

Project Context and Comparisons

Among 2,648 similar additions to existing buildings in Harris County, the median estimated cost is $444,758. This project's cost is close to that county median. The median size for such projects is 5,000 square feet, making this 709-square-foot addition significantly smaller. The median cost per square foot in the county is $100, whereas this project is above that median at $635 per square foot. The scheduled build window of 91 days is shorter than the county median of 182 days.

Texas Roadhouse Holdings LLC has two other TDLR-registered projects totaling $450,000, including locations in Laredo and El Paso. Dewberry Architects, Inc. has five other registered projects totaling $4,745,709, including work on Texas Children's Hospital facilities and Smith Tower in Houston. The surrounding area, ZIP code 77065, has a population of about 38,393 and a median household income of $75,496 according to U.S. Census estimates. Harris County unemployment was 5 percent in August 2026.

The project status is Inspection Complete. The construction phase is finished, and the addition is integrated into the existing structure. The specific scope was limited to the dining room expansion, with no other structural changes noted in the filing. The private funding and private land use indicate a standard commercial development without public subsidy requirements.