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Naskila Casino Resort

Leggett · Casino resort / hospitality

Location10450 US Highway 59, Livingston, TX 77351 (unincorporated Leggett)
TimelinePhase 1, late 2028
DeveloperAlabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas

Gaming floor with approximately 3,400 electronic bingo machines; non-smoking, smoking and high-limit VIP areas; restaurants, bars, lounges and food hall concepts; approximately 35,000 sq ft of event and conference space.

2025-09Federal approval confirmed for gaming at the Leggett property; tribal membership approved the location. Land has been held in trust since 2001. NEEDS_VERIFICATION — reported secondhand, no NIGC document located.
2026-06-18Groundbreaking ceremony held.
2026-08-25Construction continuing on the permanent resort while the temporary casino operates on the same site.
Not yet verified.
Community Impact and the tribe's own release report 366 rooms. Bisnow reports 336. Not resolved. Do not publish a room count until a primary-source document states one.
Tribe stated at groundbreaking that project costs are not available. Do not publish a dollar figure from a secondary estimate.
Sources
Verified 2026-09-04

Planned Highway Work

TxDOT Lufkin District projects affecting Polk County. None are under construction yet. Dates are TxDOT's and change.

Current road conditions →
Confirmed Feasibility / schematic and environmental

US 59 Livingston Upgrade South (Future I-69)

Livingston · Highway / TxDOT

LocationUS 59 from US 190 to 0.39 miles south of FM 1988
DeveloperTxDOT Lufkin District
Project RefCSJ 0177-01-115
Right of WayBegins Fall 2026

Reconstruct the US 59 / FM 1988 interchange and US 59 mainlanes to interstate standards. Cable-barrier-divided mainlanes, four 12-ft travel lanes, 6-ft inside and 12-ft outside shoulders. Frontage roads with two 12-ft travel lanes.

Sources
Verified 2026-09-04
TxDOT project page carries no visible last-updated date. Re-check schedule before publishing dates.
Confirmed Feasibility / schematic and environmental

US 59 Livingston Upgrade North (Future I-69)

Livingston · Highway / TxDOT

LocationUS 59 from 1.25 miles south of US 190 to 1.9 miles south of SL 116
DeveloperTxDOT Lufkin District
Right of WayBegins Fall 2026

Reconstruct US 59 mainlanes, ramps and frontage roads to interstate standards. Reconfigure the US 190 and Business US 59 North interchanges and build new frontage road connections north of BU 59 North.

Not yet verified.
Not isolated. TxDOT's Social Pinpoint page lists a block of Lufkin District CSJs including 0177-02-057, 0177-02-103, 0177-02-104 and 0177-03-099 without mapping them to segments. Leave blank rather than guess.
Sources
Verified 2026-09-04
TxDOT project page carries no visible last-updated date. Re-check schedule before publishing dates.
Confirmed

US 59 Upgrade, Shepherd to Trinity River (Future I-69)

Goodrich / south Polk County · Highway / TxDOT

LocationUS 59 from 0.74 mile south of FM 223 (Church St.) to 0.70 mile north of the Trinity River
DeveloperTxDOT Lufkin District
Right of WayBegins Fall 2026, anticipated complete Winter 2028

Upgrade US 59 to a controlled-access roadway with new frontage roads and reconstructed mainlanes. Four 12-ft travel lanes, 4-ft inside and 12-ft outside shoulders, divided by an 88–95 ft median.

Sources
Verified 2026-09-04
Spans two counties. Confirm how much of the limits fall inside Polk before describing it as a Polk County project.

Recently Opened

Now open to the public.

Open

Naskila Casino Leggett (temporary facility)

Leggett · Casino / gaming

LocationOn the Naskila Casino Resort site, US Highway 59, Leggett
TimelineOpened 2026-08-25
DeveloperAlabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas

Temporary facility operating while the permanent resort is built across the parking lot. The Livingston Naskila Casino continues to operate.

2026-08-24Tribal Membership Opening Day ceremony held for tribal citizens.
2026-08-25Opened to the general public at 8 a.m. Line formed from about 5:30 a.m. Chairman Sylestine reported every machine in use on the first morning.
Sources
Verified 2026-09-04
How we label projects

Rumored → Evidence Found → Permit Filed → Confirmed → Site Work → Under Construction → Opening Soon → Open. Every entry cites the filing, project page or announcement it came from. We never label a business confirmed on a single unofficial signal, and where two sources disagree we show the disagreement instead of picking one.

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Records last verified 2026-09-04 · 5 projects listed