Thirty-Meter Class Telescopes and Texas’ Opportunity

In the coming decade, ground based astronomy will experience a revolution with the advent of the 30m class of telescopes. The US ELT Program was recently launched to provide a coordinated system for US astronomers to participate in the transformative capabilities that these capabilities will afford. Texas has an important position to play in this arena, which is discussed in this presentation. \\ \\ In collaboration with: Chris Packham, UTSA