Texas Hotel Development, Construction & Transactions

Large resort and convention hotel proposals stand out in Texas, but upscale and upper-midscale projects account for the largest shares of development activity tracked by Lodging Development. The statewide dataset includes 258 projects totaling 36,650 rooms, alongside 120 openings delivering 13,521 rooms over the past 24 months. Projects range from a planned 1,000-room hotel and convention center at Circuit of the Americas to luxury development on San Antonio's Riverwalk. Transaction tracking adds another dimension, with 188 transactions recorded during the separate reporting window.

Upscale and upper-midscale lead Texas's tracked pipeline with 83 and 67 projects, respectively. Among the projects currently tracked by Lodging Development, RIDA Development Corp.'s 1,000-room Circuit of the Americas Hotel & Convention Center is in final planning, while Kalahari Resorts & Conventions' 900-room Kalahari Resort Allen is in early planning. The 507-room, upper-upscale Loews Americana Hotel in Arlington is under construction, with Loews Hotels as developer. Dimension Hospitality's 301-room luxury JW Marriott San Antonio Riverwalk at IBC Centre is in final planning. These individual projects illustrate the range within 258 tracked developments totaling 36,650 rooms; luxury accounts for nine projects, making it a smaller component rather than the pipeline's defining tier.

The luxury 1 Hotel Austin Waterline opened in early September 2026 with 252 rooms, the most recent opening in the featured records. Late August brought the 220-room Courtyard | Residence Inn Irving Las Colinas and the 135-room Fairfield Inn | TownePlace Suites La Porte. July additions included the 300-room Universal Kids Resort Hotel and the 171-room Residence Inn San Antonio Riverwalk. Across Texas, Lodging Development tracked 120 openings totaling 13,521 rooms over the past 24 months, with the featured properties spanning luxury, upscale and upper-midscale offerings.

Lodging Development tracked 188 Texas hotel transactions during the 18-month period ending six months before the October 2026 reporting date. Among the featured transactions, the 397-room Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center was acquired by Highline Hospitality Partners in March 2026. Records also identify Tannenbaum Capital Group as buyer of the 162-room Thompson San Antonio - Riverwalk that month. Texas is a non-disclosure state, which limits visibility into sale pricing. Recorded loan data supports analysis of 121 tracked transactions, while 67 lack sufficient pricing or loan information for a volume estimate. These records provide ownership-change intelligence while highlighting the limits of available financial data.