UT Seeks To Build New Arena Days After Moody Center Developer's Pardon

Barchart·12/12/2025 03:36:14

The University of Texas announced Wednesday it has issued a request for proposals to develop and construct a 6,000-seat, on-campus arena near the Moody Center, according to the Austin Business Journal. The announcement came less than a week after President Donald Trump pardoned Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke, whose company led development of the Moody Center.  Leiweke was indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust division in July for criminal conspiracy after being accused of bid-rigging in pursuit of the $375M Moody Center contract.  Denver-based Oak View Group won the contract for the project in 2019, and the Moody Center opened in 2022....