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Old 12-27-2014, 06:35 PM
 
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Are there Texas companies that do work in Mexico?
Yes. But. Do not do that.

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I think I have narrowed it down to Dallas or Houston, and am leaning towards Houston.
Good Choice, I would think. Dallas is best with a college degree for back-up due to the Corporate Nature of the culture.

Houston is the optimal "blue collar" choice. The construction range includes Conventional Building, Onshore Energy and Petro-Chem, and Off-Shore Equipment Platforms. All High Dollar, High Demand.

Petro-Chem (that is the term for Refinery and Chemical Plants) use TONS of Drafting Design and Construction Management for Plant "Outages" for rebuilds and upgrades.

As a caution Houston does tend to go "up and down" with Oil --Not as much as West Texas / Midland-Odessa -- but it does follow the same drift.

But you follow from the Gasoline Pump prices, what is happening with Oil?

Would caution to ONLY Rent for the first year or maybe two or three. That makes things more "reversible" for you if things are not favorable or if your situation changes.

Good Luck!
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Old 12-28-2014, 08:42 AM
 
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Yes. But. Do not do that.
Why not? I do go to Mexico every year, and have Mexican friends who work in construction management there.

Also, are there many undocumented immigrants in the construction field? If so, do they mostly work small jobs? How about large, commercial sites?
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Old 12-29-2014, 10:42 AM
 
Location: Austin
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Do you want to live in Mexico? If so then choose Monterrey, or Mexico City. Though I wouldn't advise you to work near the border do to the cartels and what not, but from what I've heard over the past year is that violence has significantly decreased. As far as undocumented people working in construction in Texas, there is alot of them, but nothing to be concerned about.
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Old 12-29-2014, 10:59 AM
 
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Do you want to live in Mexico? If so then choose Monterrey, or Mexico City. Though I wouldn't advise you to work near the border do to the cartels and what not, but from what I've heard over the past year is that violence has significantly decreased. As far as undocumented people working in construction in Texas, there is alot of them, but nothing to be concerned about.
Not particularly, but I would not be opposed to a contract job with a US company doing work in Mexico. I like Mexico City, and have no interest in border towns.
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Old 12-30-2014, 10:37 AM
 
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Well, it looks like Dallas and Houston have more construction jobs just by looking at Craigslist and Indeed. It didn't look like too much was going on in San Antonio.
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Old 12-30-2014, 11:12 AM
 
Location: The Bayou City
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Is this really a question? Houston.. By a long shot.

New superpower city? Houston blows past New York in key building mark - CultureMap Houston
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Old 12-30-2014, 11:40 AM
 
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Thanks! That was good information. I have only been to Texas once, many years ago, so I am not very familiar with what's going on there. From researching, I thought it was Houston, but wanted the opinions of Texans
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Old 12-30-2014, 02:15 PM
 
Location: The Bayou City
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Thanks! That was good information. I have only been to Texas once, many years ago, so I am not very familiar with what's going on there. From researching, I thought it was Houston, but wanted the opinions of Texans
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to come off as rude in that first sentence if that's how it sounded. Construction will admittedly slow down as less projects move forward amidst falling oil prices, but there is still a large labor shortage slowing down a lot of projects..
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Old 01-03-2015, 06:26 PM
 
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Article about construction work in Texas I found while reading:

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Like almost everything in the Texas, the construction industry in the Lone Star State is big. One in every 13 workers here is employed in the state's $54 billion-per-year construction industry.
Homebuilding and commercial construction may be an economic driver for the state, but it's also an industry riddled with hazards. Years of illegal immigration have pushed wages down, and accidents and wage fraud are common. Of the nearly 1 million workers laboring in construction here, approximately half are undocumented.
Many of those workers have been in the U.S. for years, even decades. This critical mass of eager, mostly Hispanic workers means it's possible for a family from New York or California to move to Texas and buy a brand new, five-bedroom, 3,000-square-foot home for $160,000.
Construction Booming In Texas, But Many Workers Pay Dearly : NPR
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