LAN continues to demonstrate the strength of our multidisciplinary teams, earning three achievements for the ACEC Texas 2026 Engineering Excellence Awards.

These awards honor projects that show outstanding innovation, technical achievement, and impact in Texas. This year, LAN received two Gold Medals and one Silver Medal for our work.

LAN announces that Riley Watson has joined the firm to lead client engagement and development for its West Texas and North Texas operations. Based in LAN’s Lubbock office, Watson will work to expand LAN’s footprint across these vital regions.

LAN is pleased to announce that Samantha Avila, PE, has joined the firm as a program manager with the Dallas/Fort Worth Program Management team. In her role, Avila will oversee projects under the Irving ISD 2023 Bond Program and Duncanville ISD 2023 Bond Program.

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN), a national planning, engineering and program management firm, has announced the promotion of four leaders to senior business group director roles and the creation of four new market sectors as part of the company’s strategic reorganization. This move is designed to strengthen LAN’s ability to align expertise and foster collaboration, deliver comprehensive services to clients and support the firm’s long-term growth strategy.

The Tunnel to Towers Foundation marked a major milestone with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Phase II of its Veterans Village in Houston, a redevelopment of a former 161-room hotel. The new phase adds 14 fully furnished Comfort Homes, which officially opened August 13.

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc. (LAN) announced the opening of a new office in Lubbock, Texas, marking a milestone in the firm’s commitment to serving West Texas communities with local expertise and responsive service.

LAN has once again secured a spot on Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) annual list of Top 50 Program Management Firms for 2025.

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) announced that Jim Gower, PE, has joined the firm’s Water and Wastewater team in Chicago as a technical leader specializing in valve applications, design, and installation.

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN), a leading planning, engineering and program management firm, has promoted Shenelle Graves, LGPP, R/W-NAC, to right-of-way (ROW) practice leader.

Sharon Valiante, a Regional Business Manager at Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN), has been honored with the President’s Award by the Texas Chapter of the American Public Works Association (TxAPWA). The award was presented during the chapter’s annual conference.

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) has earned recognition as one of the top engineering firms in three major Texas markets, ranking on the Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas Business Journals’ 2025 lists of Top Engineering Firms.

Duncanville Independent School District (DISD) celebrated a major milestone with a groundbreaking ceremony for the addition of its new Career and Technical Education (CTE) building at Duncanville High School.

Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District (GCCISD) marked the official opening of two major facilities with ribbon-cutting ceremonies held on April 15 and May 7. The ceremonies celebrated the completion of key projects from the district’s 2019 bond program

College of the Mainland (COM) marked a major milestone in its $250 million campus expansion program with a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Library & Learning Center on May 1, 2025.

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) announces the completion of Tomball Independent School District’s (TISD) West Intermediate School, celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 2, 2025.

Construction has been completed on HVAC upgrades at the Texas State Veterans Home (TSVH) in Tyler, Texas, as part of an initiative to improve air quality across the 10-building residential facility.

Splendora Independent School District (ISD) celebrated a milestone with the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Greenleaf Elementary Replacement School. The event was held on the school’s future site.

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN), a leading planning, engineering and program management firm, has hired Jose Barreiro, PE, and Gene Roberts, PMP, MBA, as program managers for the Alamo Colleges District Maintenance Tax Notes (MTN) Program.

Melissa Mack, PE, PMP, vice president at Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN), has received the Kenneth J. Miller Water for People Founders’ Award during the 2025 Texas Water Conference, held on March 20 in Houston, Texas.

Houston Public Works has reached a significant milestone in its secondary Southwest Pump Station refill line, marking a critical step in modernizing the city’s water infrastructure with a $120 million investment that strengthens water delivery and system resiliency for key areas.