A private construction company financing a public sector highway project? ItÔÇÖs happening out in the West Texas town of El Paso. Gary Toushek drives up for a closer lookForty-two years after being founded by James D. Abrams Sr. in El Paso, Texas, heavy civil construction firm J.D. Abrams, L.P. is deeply entrenched in the city, building infrastructure for an expansion of the area.