Texas A&M-Fort Worth has officially broken ground, bringing with it opportunities galore
By Spencer Brewer – Staff Writer, Dallas Business Journal
Texas A&M-Fort Worth has broken ground, setting the stage for widespread educational, workforce and economic development impacts and opportunities across Fort Worth and North Texas.
Civic and business leaders turned dirt Wednesday morning in a ceremony that was years in the making. The presence of a Tier 1 research university in Fort Worth boosts the city’s prospects in everything from corporate relocations to educational attainment within the community.
Some have speculated that the new campus could shape some of the same dynamics that drove growth in Silicon Valley and other economic engines within the U.S.
The first building, called the Law and Education Building, will become the new home to Texas A&M’s fast-growing School of Law and house courses in engineering, health care, nursing and other subjects offered by Texas A&M University, Texas A&M Health, and Tarleton State University.
The campus, covering four city blocks, will eventually include a Research and Innovation Building where the private sector, including some of the city’s largest employers, and the A&M System’s agencies can work together. The Gateway Building will house offices, more classroom and meeting spaces, and a conference center.
The Texas A&M University System has a stated goal to deliver the campus by 2027. Recently, A&M officials increased the budget for the Law & Education Building, from $85 million to $150 million.