The Texas A&M University System

Texas A&M System, U.S. Army and Army Futures Command (AFC) officials and the Bush family gathered to break ground on the building that will provide an ecosystem to accelerate research and technology development to modernize the Army.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, Army Futures Command Gen. John Murray and Texas A&M System Chancellor John Sharp announced a $65 million, five-year agreement supporting research into new technologies.

Regents authorized the construction of a $130 million combat development complex that will test and evaluate next-generation technologies.

$157M in new money plus addition of another state agency approved.

Elaine Mendoza, Texas A&M class of 1987, is the second woman and the first Hispanic to serve as Chairman of the Board of Regents for the Texas A&M System.

The three-day trip to Aggieland by General John M. “Mike” Murray marked one of his first stops outside of Austin since the Army Futures Command opened its headquarters in the Texas capital city in August.

Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, whose General Land Office manages the Alamo, called the event an “important milestone in preserving Texas history."