Celebrating 130 Years

In 2024, Freese and Nichols celebrates a 130-year track record of dedication to improving our communities. In that time, we have enjoyed long-term, collaborative relationships with our clients who allow us to help plan, design, and manage infrastructure projects that are essential to our society. We look forward to continuing to provide a place for careers to flourish with opportunities for impact, as well as growing our investments in quality, client service, and innovation.

Join us on this page and our social channels for a series of articles –adding more each month! —as we commemorate the legacy we’ve built together.

By the Decade

This series chronicles Freese and Nichols' achievements decade by decade. The posts are based on the books "A Century in the Works," written by Deborah Sizemore, covering 1894 to 1994, and "Continuing the Journey," covering 1995 to 2015.

Celebrating 130 Years

By the Decade

The 2000s: New Regions, New Services

The 1990s: The Wake-Up Call We Needed

The 1980s: A Chance Discovery, A Complex Emergency

The 1970s: A Growing Institution Focuses on the Environment and Workplace Equality

The 1960s: Making Lakes and Becoming Environmental

The 1950s: People, Plants and Pikes

The 1940s: Building for Victory in Texas and Louisiana

The 1930s: Still Delivering Through the Great Depression

The 1920s: Mr. Freese, Mr. Nichols and the Riverwalk

The 1910s: Solving Water Supply Crises Here and In France

1894 to 1909: Innovative from the Start

Leaders and Legacies

Leaders and Legacies: Jeff Taylor

Leaders and Legacies: Jim Nichols

Leaders and Legacies: Peggy Freeby

Leaders and Legacies: Bob Gooch

Leaders and Legacies: Mike Nichols

Leaders and Legacies: Joe Paul Jones

Leaders and Legacies: Bob Thompson

Leaders and Legacies: Bob Nichols

Leaders and Legacies: Barbara Nickerson

Leaders and Legacies: Bob Herchert

Then and Now

Then and Now: From Mules to Drones

Then and Now: TRWD’s Kennedale Balancing Reservoir, Celebrating Generations of Service

Then and Now: Ushering A Century-Old Landmark Corpus Christi Project into the Modern Day

Then and Now: Holly Pump Station, A Project Foundation

Then and Now: The San Antonio River

Then and Now: Engineering Places to Play

Then and Now: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

More 130th Anniversary Stories

130 Years of Transportation: The Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike

A Look Back: Building the Nation’s Cellular Infrastructure

The Hedgehog: A Mascot With Meaning