Texas: The Infrastructure Challenge and Opportunity
Texas is experiencing rapid population growth, industrial expansion, and major infrastructure investment, driving unprecedented demand for the materials and solutions that keep communities moving
The infrastructure challenge in Texas
Texas is at a turning point – a state growing faster than its foundations, with population growth, urban expansion and infrastructure investment driving an increasing demand for essential building materials. CRH supplies the raw materials and services to support this growth – enabling the construction of transport networks, resilient water systems and commercial facilities such as data centers and manufacturing plants.
Did you know?
The Texas building materials market is one of the largest and fastest growing in the United States*
#1 state in total population gain by 2025
The population of Texas is projected to reach 32.5 million by 2030**
*based on absolute population increase, as reported by U.S. Census Bureau.
**based on projections from the Texas Demographic Center.
Growing megatrends are driving unprecedented construction demand in Texas.
Transportation
Texas is entering one of the most aggressive roadbuilding periods in its history, with $104 billion allocated for transportation projects over the next 10 years, including major highway expansion and rural connectivity.
Water
Declining supply, rising urban demand, and aging infrastructure are driving an urgent need for resilient water systems. Texas loses approximately 130 billion U.S. gallons of potable (drinking) water annually.
Reindustrialization
Affordability and a strong job market are accelerating business relocations and industrial growth. Tech investment is rising as well, bringing new demands for roads, stormwater systems, utilities, fiber networks, and on-site energy infrastructure.
About 34% of Texas’ electricity comes from renewable sources. To move power reliably, the state must expand its grid with high-capacity substations, water-resilient infrastructure, and undergrounding of critical routes, requiring site prep, civil works, electrical infrastructure, and grid interconnection.
- Broadband
- Dams and Drinking Water
- Transit
- Wastewater
Why it matters
The infrastructure opportunity
Texas’ expansion has placed significant pressure on the state’s infrastructure. Despite positive momentum in investment, the 2025 Texas Report Card outlines a severe underinvestment, with surging energy demands, population growth, and winter storm vulnerabilities straining aging networks.
Our footprint in Texas
In Texas, CRH employs 4,500 employees across 153 locations, via a connected network of businesses specializing in Aggregates, Cementitious, Roads and Water:
Marble Falls Quarry
Operations at Marble Falls began in the 1940s, and CRH acquired the site in 2014. Spanning 1,500 acres, it includes an open-pit limestone quarry, processing plant, stockyard, and rail load-out facility.
With a workforce of approximately 125 employees and contractors, the team supports an annual production capacity of 12 million tons. Marble Falls serves customers through 14 rail terminals across Central and East Texas, the Gulf Coast, and Louisiana. With reserves estimated to last over 100 years, Marble Falls plays a vital role in Texas’ aggregate supply chain.
Our connected businesses in Texas
24
locations dedicated to infrastructure-related services and products
10
locations dedicated to cementitious services
119
locations dedicated to aggregates and roads services and products
Our growth in Texas
CRH first entered Texas in 1990
Since then, we’ve grown to serve all major cities across the Texas Triangle, investing over $4 billion to grow our businesses in aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete and architectural and infrastructure products.
Our cementitious business in Texas
CRH’s cementitious business plays a vital role in supporting the region’s infrastructure and construction growth. The newly acquired Eco Material Technologies operates a national network of fresh and harvested fly ash, pozzolans, synthetic gypsum and green cement facilities distributed across 124 U.S. locations, 20 of which are in Texas (including 400 employees). Combined with capabilities from Ash Grove with two cement plants in Texas, this positions CRH as the cementitious partner of choice to help power Texas’ next chapter of growth.
