Love's Travel Stop #1049

Love's Travel Stop #1049 is a new construction project located at 311 County Road 421 in Premont, Jim Wells County. The facility encompasses 9,718 sq ft of building area and includes an attached Godfather's restaurant, gas and diesel islands with canopies, and a truck scale. The estimated cost for this build is $7,000,000, which works out to $720 per square foot.

The project is privately funded on private land for private use. Love's Travel Stops is the owner and developer of record, while Pascal Aughtry & Associates serves as the design firm. Kimberly J Goss is the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing. The project was registered with TDLR in July 2025, and plan review was completed in the same month.

Construction Status and Timeline

According to the filing, construction was scheduled to begin in November 2025 with a completion date of May 2026. However, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection. This means the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The scheduled build window of 182 days is close to the county median of 190 days for similar new construction projects.

In terms of cost, this project is above the county median for new construction in Jim Wells County. The median estimated cost for such filings is $766,000, while the median size is 5,197 sq ft. The $720 per square foot cost for this Love's Travel Stop is significantly higher than the county median of $178 per square foot.

Love's Travel Stops has registered six other projects with TDLR, totaling $13,960,000. These include locations in Dumas, Dalhart, Hearne, Fort Stockton, and Big Spring. Pascal Aughtry & Associates has also designed six other projects for the chain, with a combined value of $31,000,000. The presence of this new facility adds to the commercial infrastructure in Premont, an area with a population of about 2,827 and a median household income of $46,060, according to U.S. Census estimates for ZIP 78375.