February 15, 2026 – WHO: Texas A&M Forest Service, City of McGregor, Texas A&M University System
WHAT: Agency, System and City officials will ceremoniously break ground for a new Texas A&M Forest Service facility in McGregor, Texas.
WHEN: Tuesday, February 17, 2026
10:30 a.m.
WHERE: 6521 Bluebonnet Parkway, 403D, McGregor, Texas
(on the grounds of the current Texas A&M Forest Service office)
WHY: The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has made a significant capital investment to fund the construction of new regional facilities for Texas A&M Forest Service. The new facilities will serve as strategic hubs for wildfire suppression, incident management and forest stewardship.
By modernizing its physical footprint, the agency aims to decrease response times and provide a sophisticated operational environment for its multidisciplinary teams.
The new building in McGregor is the second of six planned groundbreakings for new facilities. Texas A&M Forest Service broke ground in February on construction in Fredericksburg for a new office building and equipment shop. The agency will also construct new facilities in Smithville, Clarksville and San Angelo, as well as a new building in Nacogdoches.
VISUALS: Officials breaking ground with shovels before a Command Post and firefighting bulldozer backdrop.
CONTACT: Kiley Moran, Public Information Officer, [email protected], 254-457-8075
Communications Office, [email protected], 979-458-6606
