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Texas Hospital & Healthcare Construction

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Sector composition

How much is still active?

32.8%of estimated value
Active in snapshot
$10.4B
Other tracked filings
$21.2B

Active means the filing’s estimated completion was on or after the snapshot date. Other filings are not necessarily completed.

Texas · TDLR public records

Sector snapshot

Total estimated construction value

$31.6B

5,286
Filings tracked
168
Counties
328
Cities

Sector totals computed October 1, 2026.

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The projects behind the numbers

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15 featured TDLR filings · not the entire sector
Estimated construction value$575.5MSum of 15 shown records with value
Records in view15 / 15Ready to inspect and compare
Largest record’s share31.3%Share of reported value shown
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15 featured TDLR filings · not the entire sector

Comparisons use only these 15 records. Missing values are excluded from totals. Recorded value is not revenue or a quality rating.

The sector, explained

What new hospitals are being built in Texas?

Texas is in the middle of a healthcare building boom. Zabalist tracks 5,286 hospital and medical-center construction projects filed with Texas regulators across 168 counties — a combined $31.6B in estimated value, including 286 projects (about $10.4B) still actively under construction or in review. The largest are billion-dollar public-hospital expansions in Houston and Fort Worth. Each project below links to its verified permit record — location, owner, estimated cost and projected completion — drawn from Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) public filings.

Where new hospitals are being built in Texas

Houston & Gulf Coast

Anchored by major public-hospital expansions in Harris County (Harris Health LBJ) and the Texas Medical Center ecosystem.

Dallas–Fort Worth

Large hospital additions and replacements across Tarrant (JPS), Dallas, Collin and Kaufman counties.

Greater Austin & Central Texas

Fast-growing suburban hospital campuses in Travis, Williamson and Bell counties.

State & regional facilities

State-hospital replacements and regional medical centers from Terrell to Wichita Falls and Texarkana.

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Why is so much hospital construction happening in Texas?

Texas hospital construction is driven by rapid population growth, an aging population, and a wave of public-hospital replacements and expansions funded by county bond programs. The scale is visible in the permit record — the 286 active hospital and medical projects Zabalist tracks represent roughly $10.4B of in-flight construction, led by billion-dollar public-hospital expansions in Houston and Fort Worth.

These figures are derived from construction filings registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. See our data sources for methodology and provenance.

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Texas hospital construction — FAQ

What new hospitals are being built in Texas?

Zabalist tracks 5,286 hospital and medical-center construction projects across 168 Texas counties, 286 of them active. The largest current projects include the Harris Health LBJ Hospital expansion in Houston and the JPS Hospital addition in Fort Worth, each near or above $900 million.

How much hospital construction is underway in Texas?

Active Texas hospital and medical construction tracked by Zabalist totals roughly $10.4B across 286 projects; the full dataset of 5,286 projects totals about $31.6B. Figures come from TDLR public records and update as new filings post.

What is the largest hospital project under construction in Texas?

Among individual TDLR filings, the Harris Health LBJ Hospital expansion in Houston (~$991 million) and the JPS Hospital addition in Fort Worth (~$938 million) are the largest, followed by state-hospital replacements in Terrell and Wichita Falls.

How can I find hospital construction projects to bid on in Texas?

Each project on Zabalist links to its full permit record with the owner, location and timeline. Mechanical, electrical, plumbing and concrete subcontractors can use the verified contractor directory and the active Texas bids feed to identify projects before construction ramps up.

Is Texas hospital construction data public record?

Yes. Healthcare construction in Texas is registered with the Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) for accessibility review, creating a public record of the project, its location, estimated cost and status. Zabalist aggregates these filings.