Laredo, TX - 13602 FM 1472

Tesla Semicharging is being constructed at 13602 FM 1472 in Laredo, Texas. The project, filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) as "Laredo, TX - 13602 FM 1472," involves new construction focused on electrical infrastructure. The estimated cost for this privately funded development is $100,000, resulting in a cost of $100 per square foot for the 1,000 sq ft facility.

Work began in December 2025, and the project is scheduled to finish in December 2026. TDLR completed the plan review process in December 2025, and the registration status is now Review Complete. Jeffrey A Gutknecht serves as the registered accessibility specialist for this filing. The site is located in Webb County, within ZIP code 78045, where the U.S. Census Bureau estimates a population of about 67,185 and a median household income of $89,334.

Project Scale and Context

This project is smaller and less expensive than the median new construction filing in Webb County. Among 1307 registered new construction filings in the county, the median estimated cost is $900,000, and the median size is 9,776 sq ft. This project's $100,000 cost falls in the bottom quarter of that range, while its $100 per sq ft rate is close to the county median of $95 per sq ft. The scheduled build window of 365 days is longer than the county median of 240 days.

Tesla acts as both the owner and the design firm of record for Tesla Semicharging. This is one of at least seven TDLR-registered projects for Tesla listed in the provided data, including locations in Midland, San Antonio, Houston, Fort Stockton, and Katy. Those other projects have a combined estimated value of $1,320,000 and are all marked as review complete. Tesla also serves as the design firm for six other projects totaling $1,250,000, including sites in Killeen. The Laredo project stands out as a new construction effort in a region where the Webb County unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in July 2026.