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Fred Koch donated 6,000 acres of a vast Texas expanse known as "The Big Empty" to the Texas Tech University System.

Texas Tech System receives 6,000 acres in state’s “Big Empty” region for research, learning labs

The property is currently an observatory surrounded by open land. System officials say they’ll use it for agricultural research and other opportunities.



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