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New Texas Game Warden Training Facility Project Underway (All regions)

The Texas Legislature has authorized TPWD to use funds from the sale of the current 6.6-acre Game Warden Academy property in Austin to develop a new training facility. The balance of the approximately $15 million needed to complete the academy and endow its operations will come from private donations. Already, the Texas Game Warden Association and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation have raised about $4.5 million for the center. The new facility will require road construction, water, telecommunications and electric improvements and expansion; upgrades to existing facilities; security fencing and walkways; site signage and other infrastructure enhancements. The planned campus will include a water rescue training facility with swimming pool, an emergency vehicle operations course, a firing range, classrooms, an armory and much more. All told, more than 39,000 square feet of instructional, administrative and living space is planned for the property. All buildings and facilities at the Texas Game Warden Training Center will meet LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification standards. Fundraising is a partnership effort involving the TPWD, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation and the Texas Game Warden Association.

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