Tarrant County Commissioners Approve $2 Million Toward A&M Campus in Fort Worth

The Tarrant County Commissioners Court affirmed an intergovernmental agreement with the city of Fort Worth by allocating $2 million over the next four years toward a partnership designed to facilitate the construction of the Texas A&M System Research and Innovation Hub in downtown.

“With its more than $1.1 billion in research expenditures and a commitment to partnering with industry to support commercialization, Texas A&M’s campus will allow Fort Worth to offer companies distinct opportunities for research collaboration,” wrote Robert B. Ahdieh, Texas A&M’s vice president for professional schools and programs. “Given lab, research, and office spaces on the campus designed for business co-location, many companies will find that support directly down the hall.