Officials, Community Leaders Break Ground on Gatesville Regional Operations Center

Officials, community leaders and representatives from consulting and design teams gathered at 804 E. Leon St. in Gatesville for a ceremonial groundbreaking to launch construction of the Gatesville Regional Operations Center, known as G-ROC. The event took place Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, and formally marked the start of work on the site within Coryell County.

City officials and local community leaders attended the ceremony at the East Leon Street address, joined by the consulting and design team representatives who will oversee the early phases of the project. The gathering at 804 E. Leon St. served as the public kickoff for G-ROC, drawing attention from Gatesville stakeholders focused on the project's next steps.

The Gatesville Regional Operations Center name was displayed throughout the ceremony as the project acronym G-ROC; the groundbreaking signaled that crews will begin work at the 804 E. Leon St. location following the Feb. 17 event. The site on East Leon Street is now the official starting point for construction activity tied to the G-ROC project in Gatesville.

Local leaders emphasized the ceremonial nature of the Feb. 17 event as the moment construction moved from planning into visible work at 804 E. Leon St. Representatives from the consulting and design teams on hand at the groundbreaking will guide early construction decisions at the G-ROC location in Gatesville.

Organizers scheduled the groundbreaking on Tuesday, Feb. 17 to align with project timelines for the Gatesville Regional Operations Center, and the ceremony at 804 E. Leon St. brought together city officials, community leaders and consulting and design staff involved with G-ROC. With the event concluded, 804 E. Leon St. in Gatesville has become the focal point for the next phase of the G-ROC project within Coryell County.