Texas A&M-Fort Worth

The Texas A&M University System has received a significant financial contribution from one of the most respected charitable institutions in Texas in support of the new Texas A&M-Fort Worth innovation campus.

Officials with the Texas A&M University System, City of Fort Worth and Tarrant County gathered Monday to celebrate the “topping out” of the first building at Texas A&M-Fort Worth.

The Leo Potishman Foundation has pledged a $2 million gift for the construction and development of Texas A&M-Fort Worth.

The Texas A&M University System’s Board of Regents on Thursday authorized System leaders to begin the design of the second building for the Texas A&M-Fort Worth research campus.

The Amon G. Carter Foundation has provided a $10.75 million commitment for the support of the Texas A&M-Fort Worth campus now under construction in downtown Fort Worth.

The Sid W. Richardson Foundation has committed a $2.5 million grant to support engineering programs at Texas A&M-Fort Worth, a Tier One research campus under construction in downtown Fort Worth.

Texas A&M-Fort Worth broke ground Wednesday on its first building for an urban research campus — a first of its kind public-private collaboration intended to boost the regional economy while anchoring an innovation district in southeast downtown.

Construction on Texas A&M-Fort Worth campus will begin next month after the Texas A&M University System’s Board of Regents on Thursday unanimously gave the go-ahead on a Law and Education Building.

The Texas A&M University System’s Board of Regents will convene at 8 a.m. Thursday, May 18, in the Board Annex’s meeting room and immediately recess into executive session.