Our Legacy: Build. Support. Maintain.

The Texas Facilities Commission (TFC) supports the State of Texas through strategic facilities planning, asset management, design, construction, operation, maintenance, leasing of state facilities, along with the sale, reallocation, or disposal of state and federal surplus property.

TFC serves state agencies, legislative members/staff and the public that utilize the state facilities owned, managed or leased by TFC, as well as managing the renovations and construction for other state agencies. TFC provides property management, repair, renovation, maintenance, custodial, grounds, and utility services for its building inventory.

The agency maintains a 24-hour, 7-day-aweek operation to ensure continuity of operations of vital building systems. Also, TFC provides physical security for certain state-owned facilities utilizing automated physical security management systems, credentialing, and badging services, including properly vetting and conducting criminal background checks on TFC employees, contractors, applicants, and consultants for authorized access to State buildings.

Finally, TFC manages commercial parking for special events and the University of Texas in Austin football games tailgating on TFC-controlled properties.

Agency Mission
Advance the role and function of state government through modern construction and design, excellent customer service, strategic planning, and efficient asset management and maintenance of state facilities, to achieve the highest return on investment for the taxpayer.

Agency Vision
To remain the leading authority for top-tier construction of modern workplace solutions and facilities in the service of Texas. TFC is dedicated to fostering a culture of mutual respect, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Agency Motto
Our Legacy: Build. Support. Maintain.

Agency Goals & Objectives

• Offer best-in-class customer service
• Comprehensive planning, design, construction, and optimization of State Facilities
• Effectively and cost-efficiently operate state facilities
• Provide secure, high-quality work environments for State employees, visitors, and contractors
• Provide office space for state agencies through construction and leasing services and manage public buildings, grounds, property, and construction services.
• Protect and cost effectively manage, operate, and maintain State-owned facilities and grounds.
• Provide support to State agencies for surplus property needs.
• Establish and implement policies governing purchasing and public works contracting that promote the inclusion of historically underutilized businesses.
• Reduce and eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse of taxpayer property and resources.

Leadership

The Texas Facilities Commission (TFC) performs its mission under a board oversight. The Commission board consists of seven members appointed by State leadership. The Governor appoints three members to the commission. Two additional appointments by the Governor come from a list of nominees submitted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Two members are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. Commissioners are community, civic, and business leaders from around the State.

The Commission's board meets about nine times a year and directs the agency policies in a public process under the Texas Open Meetings Act.

• Meet the Commissioners
• Meeting Agendas and Minutes
• Commission Meetings

The Executive Director manages the day-to-day business of this agency and employs agency staff to fulfill the duties and responsibilities assigned by law or delegated to him by the Commission's board.

Will McKerall, Interim, Executive Director

Will McKerall came to the TFC, Facilities Design and Construction division in October 2023 from private industry - most recently as a founding partner and president of an engineering technology firm in Waco.  Prior to this, he served 32 years as a Seabee and civil engineer with the US Navy and Corps of Engineers in a variety of engineering and chief executive positions culminating as the DoD Director of Infrastructure & Environment for Europe and Africa. He filled numerous chief executive positions from 1998 to 2012 directing annual work volumes exceeding $2B. He holds a BS & MS in civil engineering from Texas A&M, is a registered professional engineer in Texas, and has been published in ASTM and ACI Journals.  Since arriving at the Facilities Commission, he has assumed the roles of Deputy Executive Director and Director, Facilities Design and Construction responsible for $7 Billion in construction. 

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