Speech & Language Pathology Clinic

The Speech & Language Pathology Clinic at 1115 Alexander Road in Stephenville is undergoing a 640-square-foot renovation to meet accessibility standards. TDLR completed plan review in August 2026 and construction is scheduled to finish in December 2026, with work starting August 2026. The project status is Review Complete.

Debbie Carpenter and Ricky Carpenter are the owners of record for this privately funded project on private land. The scope of work includes all new interior finishes and flooring to make the space handicap accessible. Exterior updates consist of new rock with stucco and a new ADA-compliant sidewalk. The estimated cost for this renovation is $125,000.

John G. Beverly, Architect is the design firm of record. Fred Dwain Cawyer is the registered accessibility specialist for the project.

Project Context

This renovation is smaller and less expensive than typical projects in the area. In Erath County, the median estimated cost for similar renovation and alteration filings is $300,000, and the median size is 4,768 square feet. This project’s cost is below the county median for its type, placing it in the bottom quarter of recent filings. The estimated cost per square foot is $195, which is above the county median of $106 per square foot.

The scheduled build window for this project is 136 days. This duration is close to the county median build window of 122 days for similar renovation and alteration projects. The design firm, John G. Beverly, Architect, has one other TDLR-registered project totaling $1,100,000, which is the Hamilton Community Center in Hamilton.

Stephenville has a population of about 30,873 residents according to U.S. Census estimates for ZIP code 76401. The median household income is $60,864, and the median owner-occupied home value is $252,000. Housing in the area is mostly owner-occupied. The Erath County unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in July 2026, which is higher than a year earlier.