This story originally appeared on keranews.org
The new Texas A&M-Fort Worth campus currently under construction has been called a “game changer” by city leaders.
A $10.75 million gift from the Amon G. Carter Foundation moves this dream of a 3.5-acre, urban college campus in downtown Fort Worth closer to reality.
“The Carter Foundation is pleased to signal our enthusiastic support for this project,” said John Robinson, executive vice president of the Amon G. Carter Foundation. “We share in the vision and belief that Texas A&M-Fort Worth is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for economic growth and development for our region.”
The gift includes $5 million that could be used to support the design and construction of the Fort Worth campus. A gift of 0.8 acre — valued at $5.75 million — also was included. The land is currently a parking lot on Jones Street, across from Trinity Metro’s Fort Worth Central Station.
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