Texas State University–San Marcos officials announced Aug. 24 that the school will receive millions of dollars during the next few years to improve its water research program and hire faculty.
At a news conference, university President Denise M. Trauth said The Meadows Foundation, a Dallas-based philanthropic group, has given the school $1 million and plans to give future gifts eventually totaling $5 million.
In response, the university has renamed its River Systems Institute The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, she said.
The Meadows Center's stated mission is "to develop and promote programs and techniques for ensuring sustainable water resources for human needs, ecosystem health and economic development," according to background documents.
