The University of Texas at Austin is bringing a new multipurpose arena and student-athlete housing complex to its downtown campus next to the Moody Center .

The overview

UT Austin released a request for proposals for the arena and housing complex Dec. 10. The solicitation , issued through the university real estate nonprofit 2033 Higher Education Development Foundation, outlines the multi-use project on 4 acres of UT's Athletics and Entertainment District. That area, also called the Bluebonnet Hill District, is situated north of East Martin Luther King Boulevard between Robert Dedman Drive and I-35.

“It is important for us to be strategic about how we use our space and how our students and visitors engage with our campus,” UT President Jim Davis said in a statement . “This is a u

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