B. P. Newman Enterprises eventually brought the Church's Chicken and Popeye's Chicken and Biscuits fried chicken franchises to Laredo. By 1989, Newman owned five Popeye's franchises in Laredo and [[Austin]], Texas, all sixteen Church's outlets in El Paso and planned to build an additional ten Popeye's.<ref>Brooks, Steve. (September 23, 1989) ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,'' ''Copland's Debt Plan Counts on ,'' Section: CC; Page C1.</ref> In 1990, Newman and [[architect]] Jack Rice Turner developed a 10-story, 46-unit building in [[Corpus Christi]], known as the Twin Dolphins, then the third high-rise condominium in that city.<ref>Dinae S. Morales, "It's all about the view. Condo has been haven for couple who once owned Luby's location," ''Corpus Christi Caller-Times,'' February 25, 2007, Sunday Homes Section, accessed November 8, 2008.</ref> In 1991, Newman was a significant Popeyes and Church's franchisee, having forty-one stores, primarily Church's, in El Paso, Laredo, and the [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], market.<ref>Mike Hughlett," Copeland Would Take Flavor With Him," ''Money'' section, ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune,''accesed November 8, 2008</ref>
By 2004, Newman was a top contributor to the Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits restaurant chain and was one of only two worldwide Popeyes restaurant franchisees to receive Popeye's Gold Plate Award, the most important award given by Popeyes management.<ref>{{cite web|author=Melissa Libby|date=April 12, 2004|publisher=PrimeZone|title=Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits Recognizes Top Franchise and Supplier Performers at Annual Conference|accessdate= November 8, 2008; no longer on-line|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-21704369_ITM}}</ref>[[Image:Newman Elementary School in TX.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Newman Elementary School in Laredo, TX, is named for businessman B. P. Newman]]
Newman also owned ranches, apartments, and office buildings in Laredo, [[El Paso]], [[Longview, Texas|Longview]] and Marshall, Texas, the [[Rio Grande]] Valley, Las Cruces, [[New Mexico]],<ref>{{cite web|year=2008|publisher=Manta.comt|title=B P Newman Investment Co (Church's Chicken)|publisher=ECNext Inc|accessdate=November 8, 2008; no longer on-line|url=http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_hnglbp}}</ref> and Shreveport. He developed the Laredo neighborhoods of Chaparral, Vista Hermosa, and Sierra Vista.<ref name="obit">"Bob P. Newman, 80, of Laredo, passes away at Laredo Medical Center," ''The Laredo Morning Times,'' October 27, 2008.</ref> During his lifetime, Newman donated the land for two Laredo schools: Newman Elementary School at 1300 Alta Vista Drive in the Valle Alto subdivision off McPherson Roa and the Dr. Sigifredo Perez Elementary School at 500 Sierra Vista. The Newmans launched the first lot for [[Habitat for Humanity]] in Laredo. He gave the land too for the B. P. Newman Park and the B. P. and Peggy Newman Recreation Center.<ref name="obit"/>