Industry leaders to meet this week to address issues plaguing Texas infrastructure

As Texas' industry and economy grow, so too do its infrastructure needs. This week, industry leaders are convening to discuss the state's pressing transportation, energy, water, and digital infrastructure issues.

Infraday Texas is returning to Austin on Wednesday, where industry leaders, lawmakers and engineers will address how Texas' unprecedented growth is impacting the state's infrastructure systems and explore sustainable solutions to these challenges.

Texas recently received a "C" grade on its 2025 infrastructure report card from the nation's premier society of civil engineers. The report rated Texas' overall infrastructure as better than the national average but urged lawmakers to increase investment in water, wastewater and transit systems.

The increasing need for investment in infrastructure across the state comes as Texas experiences exponential population growth and rising resource demands, particularly for water and energy.

According to the 2022 State Water Plan, Texas' population is expected to increase by more than 22 million people by 2070, raising water demand by 9%. However, water supply is projected to drop by 18% over the same period. Texas lawmakers are addressing the state's looming water crisis this session, with bills aiming to invest billions of dollars into upgrading and repairing aging infrastructure or developing entirely new water projects.

Along with increased population, businesses — particularly technology and artificial intelligence companies — have turned to Texas to build large data centers that require massive amounts of energy and water to operate.

This, coupled with necessary transportation needs and digital protection, has created an urgent need for investment in the state's infrastructure industry.

"Texas is at a pivotal moment where bold investments, smart planning and technological innovation must come together to modernize our infrastructure," Infraday CEO Ken Bauco said.

Infraday will feature over 75 speakers to discuss leveraging AI to solve infrastructure problems, climate resilient policies and planning, water conservation and grid reliability from Texas municipal leaders, state lawmakers and industry experts including from CapMetro, Texas Department of Transportation, Austin Energy and Accenture.

"We provide a platform for public sector agencies to talk about new technologies, new capital programs, new initiatives and what's coming down the pipeline in terms of growth and new projects that their cities are involved with," Bauco told the American-Statesman.

Infraday Texas is all day Wednesday at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center in Austin. Those who are interested can register for the event online.