. ▁The ▁university ▁experienced ▁significant ▁en roll ment ▁g ains ▁and ▁rapid ▁acceleration ▁in ▁research ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁former ▁pres idents ▁James ▁D . ▁Sp ani olo ▁and ▁V ist asp ▁Kar b h ari . ▁The ▁physical ▁campus ▁became ▁much ▁more ▁resident ial ▁in ▁character ▁and ▁numerous ▁major ▁academic ▁and ▁student ▁life ▁buildings ▁were ▁added . ▁ ▁Camp uses ▁ ▁Main ▁Camp us ▁surr ound ings ▁The ▁ 4 2 0 ▁a cre ▁main ▁campus ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁southern ▁edge ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Ar ling ton , ▁which ▁also ▁includes ▁the ▁largest ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁library , ▁City ▁Hall , ▁Theatre ▁Ar ling ton , ▁Lev itt ▁Pav il ion , ▁Ar ling ton ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁churches , ▁and ▁numerous ▁types ▁of ▁business es ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁and ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁line , ▁around ▁which ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁established . ▁ ▁The ▁Bar nett ▁Sh ale ▁formation ▁s its ▁below ▁the ▁campus ▁and ▁has ▁earned ▁the ▁university ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars ▁from ▁natural ▁gas ▁production ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁These ▁funds ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁scholar ships , ▁fac ulty ▁rec ruit ment , ▁and ▁campus ▁infrastr ucture ▁up gr ades . ▁ ▁An ▁un named ▁branch ▁of ▁Johnson ▁Creek , ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Tr inity ▁River , ▁runs ▁along ▁the ▁southern ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁campus . ▁Cooper ▁Street ▁( which ▁forms ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Farm ▁to ▁Market ▁Road ▁ 1 5 7 ) ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁campus ▁and ▁provides ▁access ▁to