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

Texas A&M University System Regents have voted to approve spending more than $328 million on capital projects across the state.

The Texas A&M University System has more than $4.1 billion worth of construction projects in planning and design, construction or development in Texas, the university said in a Nov. 10 statement.

The approved funding includes these projects:

$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