Texas A&M Regents approve more than $328M in new construction

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - More than $328 million in new construction has been approved by the Texas A&M University Board of Regents Thursday.

The Texas A&M University System has more than $4.1 billion in construction projects across the state of Texas in planning and design, construction, or development.

Funding for projects approved Thursday include:

$8.4 million for the Bain Athletic Expansion Project at West Texas A&M
$17.6 million for a Student Services Building at Texas A&M University-Commerce
$29.3 million for student housing at Texas A&M University –San Antonio
$7 million for infrastructure at the RELLIS Campus in Bryan
$83.2 million for the Student-Athlete Academic &Wellness Center and Bright-Slocum Center at Texas A&M
$38 million for a new parking garage at Tarleton State University
$55 million for Borlaug Southern Crop Improvement Center Renovations in College Station
$4.5 million for the TEES Detonation Research Test Facility Project in Bryan
$17.4 million to build a student recreation center at Texas A&M University-San Antonio
$7.1 million for the Health Sciences Education and Research Center and the Western Hemispheric Trade Center expansion projects at Texas A&M International University in Laredo
$45 million for renovation of the Education Building and for health and safety upgrades across campus at West Texas A&M University in Canyon.
$2.9 million for AgriLife Vernon Campus storm repairs
$5.5 million for renovation of Dunn Hall at Texas A&M
$5.8 million for HVAC work in the Bringle Lake Village dorm at Texas A&M University-Texarkana
$1.7 million to build the Texas A&M Forest Services’ Hudson Office in Lufkin

Additionally, Regents approved amending the Texas A&M University System’s 2023-2027 Capital Plan to include:

$60 million for renovations to Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park at Texas A&M
$25 million for the West Campus Player Development Center and Ellis Field renovations at Texas A&M
$9 million for the Outdoor Competition Throws and Warmup Track at Texas A&M
$3.8 million for a Research Administration Building at Tarleton State University