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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Skanska has completed construction of the Texas A&M University Liberal Arts and Humanities building, a 120,000-square-foot development that will serve as the permanent home for the school's English and Performing Arts departments. The university held a grand opening event for the five-story brick and limestone property. The building is located on the core of campus, next to the Melbern G. Glasscock building, which houses the History department. The structure features an open-air courtyard, new classrooms, a recording studio, black-box theater and outdoor courtyard with electrical capacity for outdoor performances. Skanska broke ground on the structure in 2010.

KINGSVILLE, TEXAS — Satterfield & Pontikes Construction has delivered a new $35.8 million border patrol station in Kingsville for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection station features a 47,000-square-foot main station building, a 22,000-square-foot maintenance building, 8,000-square-foot warehouse, 4,000-square-foot canine facility, 2,000-square-foot covered fueling station and a 3,000-square-foot car wash facility. VOA Associates designed the complex to achieve LEED Silver certification, and Satterfield & Pontikes completed the station's construction four months ahead of schedule.

PECOS, TEXAS — The Sperry Van Ness National GSA Team of Mark Phillips and Tim Strange has arranged the $4 million sale of a federal courthouse in Pecos. Phillips and Strange represented the property seller, Oklahoma-based Dominion Group, in the transaction. Bruce Marshall of Sperry Van Ness/Datavest Inc. represented the buyer, UIR, a private equity group. The 41,146-square-foot, two-story courthouse is located at 410 S. Cedar and encompasses an entire city block.