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Texas A&M Regents Advance Next Phase of Fort Worth Innovation District

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The Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System approved a sweeping package of investments this week aimed at expanding research, supporting student growth and preserving historic campus infrastructure across Texas, including a major new phase of development for the Texas A&M-Fort Worth campus.

Among the most significant approvals was approximately $300 million for a second academic and research building tied to the Texas A&M-Fort Worth campus, further expanding the university system’s innovation district in downtown Fort Worth. The project is intended to strengthen the district as a center for research, workforce development and industry collaboration in one of the nation’s fastest-growing regions.

The investment adds momentum to the emerging Texas A&M-Fort Worth innovation district planned for the southeast corner of downtown Fort Worth near the city’s convention center. The district is envisioned as a mixed-use hub where academic research, private industry and entrepreneurship converge to drive economic development and attract high-paying jobs.

A recently completed economic impact analysis cited by Texas A&M leaders projects the innovation district could generate 25,000 jobs and more than $3 billion annually in economic impact once fully developed.

Texas A&M initially planted stakes in Fort Worth with its acquisition of the Texas Wesleyan

The campus is expected to house programs in engineering, health sciences, business, biotechnology, visualization and fine arts, while also serving as a home for several state agencies operating under the Texas A&M System.

The first major facility on the campus — the Law and Education Building — is slated to open this summer and will serve as the academic anchor of the broader innovation district.

Regents also approved the Texas A&M System’s 2027 operating budget totaling more than $9 billion across academic, research, health care and service operations statewide, along with a five-year capital plan containing more than $9.1 billion in planned projects systemwide.

A separate $30 million restoration project for Texas A&M University’s historic Academic Building in College Station also received approval.

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