Bowie High School - Exterior Additions in Austin, TX

Bowie High School is adding new bleachers, a pressbox, and storage containers to its existing facility at 4103 W.Slaughter Lane in Austin. This project, filed as "Bowie High School - Exterior Additions," involves 3,000 square feet of new construction with an estimated cost of $200,000. The work is registered with TDLR under the TABS program, with a target completion date of February 2026.

Project Scope and Financials

The Austin Independent School District is the owner of record for this expansion. The scope is strictly defined as the new construction of bleachers, a pressbox, and storage containers. At $67 per square foot, the estimated cost is below the Travis County median of $171 per square foot for similar additions to existing buildings. The total estimated cost of $200,000 is also below the county median of $448,278 for this project type. The scheduled build window of 25 days is shorter than the county median of 183 days.

The project was registered with TDLR in December 2025. The filing indicates that the project involves public funds or public land. Laith Hussein Mahmoud is the registered accessibility specialist associated with this filing. The construction start date listed in the filing is January 2026, with a completion date of February 2026.

Current Status and Record

The project status is listed as Project Registered. The completion date of February 2026 has passed, but the public record does not confirm that the work was finished. Specifically, no plan review or inspection has been recorded since registration. Therefore, it is not confirmed in the public record whether the project proceeded as scheduled or if the bleachers and pressbox are operational.

The site is located in the Circle C Ranch neighborhood of Austin, in Travis County. The Austin Independent School District has six other TDLR-registered projects in the area, totaling $4,132,456, including work at Barbara Jordan Elementary School and Austin High School. This project is part of a broader pattern of school infrastructure updates across the district, though this specific filing covers only the exterior additions at Bowie High School.

For context, the ZIP code 78749 has a population of about 34,939 and a median household income of $113,918, according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates. The median owner-occupied home value in this area is $530,900. The Travis County unemployment rate was 3.9 percent in July 2026, per FRED data. These figures provide background on the local community where the school is located, though they do not directly reflect the construction status of the project.