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Council OKs operating agreement with Texas Historical Commission to develop Fort Martin Scott site

Fredericksburg City Council · February 17, 2026
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Fredericksburg approved an operating agreement with the Texas Historical Commission to develop an education‑focused Fort Martin Scott site; the agreement sets a staged timeline (planning/design, funding, and an operational deadline) and includes transfer/reversion and maintenance/utility clarifications that council asked staff to finalize before signing.

The Fredericksburg City Council approved an operating agreement with the Texas Historical Commission (THC) to develop a Fort Martin Scott educational experience on roughly 12 acres near U.S. 290 and Heritage Hills Drive. Chris Elliott, Chief Historic Sites Officer for the THC, described the site as an experiential, school‑focused facility designed to reconnect students with frontier and indigenous history through hands‑on…

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