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Karnes County, TX Construction Projects

8 Cities · 133 Projects

133
Projects
$387.2M
Total Value
84
New Builds
49
Renovations
8
Cities
1.4M
Sq Ft

What is being built in Karnes County, Texas?

Karnes County, Texas has 133 construction and development projects on file worth $387.2M — 84 new construction and 49 renovations or remodels, spread across 8 cities and towns. Each record is a real filing from Texas public construction records and names the project, its declared value and the date it was registered.

Which cities in Karnes County have the most construction?

The most active cities for construction in Karnes County are Kenedy (72 projects), Karnes City (28 projects), Falls City (7 projects), Runge (4 projects), Panna Maria (4 projects). Counts reflect the filings on this page, so a city with a single large development can carry more value than one with more projects.

What new developments are coming to Karnes County?

The most recently filed new-construction projects in Karnes County are Kenedy ISD - 2025 Bond Projects - Elementary School ($35.0M), Karnes County Precinct 4 EMS Station ($1.6M), Karnes County Precinct 4 Service Center and J.P. Office Building ($1.5M), The Word Fellowship Church ($4.0M). A new-construction filing is the earliest public signal that something new is being built, usually well before it opens.

Karnes County Map

Project locations across the county

Karnes County Economy

Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED)

4.5%↓
Unemployment Rate
5K
Labor Force
Available workers
+2.3%
Unemployment YoY
Rising
Karnes County economy: 4.5% unemployment with 5K labor force supporting 133 construction projects worth $387.2M.
6 New Projects in Last 6 Months
$43.4M in new investment
92
Closed
25
Review Complete
1
Registered
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Compare project scale, registration dates, and locations across 133 loaded TDLR filings. This is the loaded selection, not a measure of every project in the market.

Karnes County
Estimated construction value$387.2MSum of 131 shown records with value
Records in view133 / 133Ready to inspect and compare
Largest record’s share9%Share of reported value shown
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Where the value sits

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Karnes County

Comparisons use only these 133 records. Missing values are excluded from totals. Recorded value is not revenue or a quality rating.

Cities in Karnes

Kenedy
$154.2M
72
Karnes City
$161.3M
28
Falls City
$18.6M
7
Runge
$25.6M
4
Panna Maria
$8.6M
4
Gillett
$1.2M
1
Boerne
$500K
1
Hobson
$350K
1

Project Status

Closed92 (69%)
Review Complete25 (19%)
Inspection Complete15 (11%)
Registered1 (1%)

Largest Projects

1
Kenedy ISD - 2025 Bond Projects - Elementary School
$35.0M
Kenedy
2
KARNES COUNTY RESIDENTIAL CENTER 712 BED
$28.2M
Karnes City
3
KARNES CITY ISD HIGH SCHOOL ADDITIONS
$25.5M
Karnes City
4
Roger E. Sides Elementary School
$24.1M
Karnes City
5
Karnes Electric Cooperative, Inc. New Headquarters
$19.0M
Karnes City

Top Investors

Karnes City ISD
13 projects
$87.8M
Kenedy ISD
4 projects
$53.7M
GEO GROUP INC., THE
1 projects
$28.2M
RUNGE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
2 projects
$22.4M
Karnes Electric Cooperative, Inc.
1 projects
$19.0M

Top Design Firms

Pfluger Architects
4 projects
$53.7M
ARGENTA ARCHITECTURE
1 projects
$28.2M
LAMARR WOMACK & ASSOC LP
1 projects
$25.5M
PBK Architects, Inc.
2 projects
$24.2M
SZH ARCHITECTURE
2 projects
$22.4M

All Projects

133 TDLR · 0 Site Plans

Showing 20 of 133 listed TDLR filings

Review Complete
$5.0M

Karl Johnson

393 Boardwalk, Kenedy, TX 78119

26,000 sqftFeb 27, 2026
Review Complete
$500K

Freight Room

209 Ebner St

3,800 sqftDec 8, 2025
Review Complete
$4.5M

Refuel Market - Kenedy

337 N SUNSET STRIP ST - KENEDY, TX, Kenedy, TX 78119

7,800 sqftDec 8, 2025
Review Complete
$300K

TSC Kenedy Combo

407 North Sunset Strip St, Kenedy, TX 78119

2,640 sqftAug 2, 2024

Karnes County construction: common questions

How many construction projects are in Karnes County, Texas?
Karnes County has 133 registered construction projects worth $387.2M, covering 1,375,273 square feet of development. The average project is valued at $2.9M.
What kind of construction is happening in Karnes County?
Karnes County has 84 new construction projects (63%) and 49 renovation or remodel projects (37%) on file. Work spans commercial, residential, public and mixed-use development.
Who is building in Karnes County?
The property owners with the highest declared value on file in Karnes County are Karnes City ISD, Kenedy ISD, GEO GROUP INC., THE. The architecture and design firms appearing most often on Karnes County filings are Pfluger Architects, ARGENTA ARCHITECTURE, LAMARR WOMACK & ASSOC LP.
Where does this Karnes County construction data come from?
Every project on this page is a TDLR-registered construction filing from Texas public records, not an estimate or a listing. Each entry keeps the project name, declared value, owner and registration date exactly as filed, which is why a project can appear here months before any visible work starts on site.

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