The Texas A&M University System opened its new downtown Fort Worth campus on Aug. 5, 2026, and immediately began work on the next phase of a long-term investment in the city's students, workforce and economy.
Texas A&M-Fort Worth welcomed A&M System Regents, Chancellor Glenn Hegar, System leaders, faculty staff and community partners to celebrate the grand opening of the eight-story, $185 million 228,000-sq.-ft. Law & Education Building.
Turner, in collaboration with joint venture partners CARCON Industries and Source Building Group, served as general contractor for the project
The ceremony concluded with the groundbreaking of the Research & Innovation Building-A, a facility designed to bring university researchers, state agencies and private-sector partners together. Byrne Construction Services is the contractor for the $260 million project.
The two buildings will serve as the academic and research anchors of the Switchyard Innovation District, a planned hub for education, research, entrepreneurship and business collaboration in southeast downtown Fort Worth.
Planning for Texas A&M-Fort Worth was driven by a comprehensive needs assessment that helped identify the programs, research and partnerships needed to address the region's evolving workforce needs. Additionally, an economic impact study projects that, upon completion, the campus will support more than 25,000 direct and indirect jobs and generate more than $3 billion in annual economic activity.
“Growth takes skilled people, sound infrastructure, useful ideas and partners willing to invest for the long haul,” said Robert L. “Bob” Albritton, chairman of The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. “Texas A&M-Fort Worth brings those things together in one place.”
The Law & Education Building will house academic programs from Texas A&M University and Tarleton State University.
The new building is home to the A&M School of Law and other programs including engineering, business, health care, pharmacy, biotechnology and medical laboratory sciences. Students learn alongside researchers, public service professionals and industry partners while gaining hands-on experiences that prepare them to lead in rapidly evolving industries.
Six Texas A&M System agencies also call the building home, extending learning beyond the classroom through applied research, technology development and public service.
Immediately following the grand opening, leaders broke ground on the Research & Innovation Building-A, an 11-story facility that will expand opportunities for university researchers, Texas A&M System agencies and private-sector partners to collaborate in aerospace, engineering, agriculture, health sciences, virtual production, medicine, food and nutrition science, biotechnology and transportation. Scheduled for completion in 2029, the building will expand the campus's research capabilities and strengthen the emerging Switchyard Innovation District as a hub for innovation, workforce development and economic growth.
“Today's celebration marks the beginning of what's ahead for Texas A&M-Fort Worth,” said Kim McCuistion, associate vice chancellor and director of Texas A&M-Fort Worth. “Together, we're building a unique campus where universities, state agencies and industry partners work side by side to prepare students, advance research and solve real-world challenges.”
