TexNET partners the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History and the Exploratorium with three smaller science museums that have strong connections to rural and Spanish-speaking populations in Texas—Discovery Science Place, Laredo Children’s Museum, and Science Spectrum. TexNET, a four-year project modeled on the Exploratorium Network for Exhibit-based Teaching (ExNET), of which Fort Worth is a lead member, builds on lessons learned from past exhibit outreach models and addresses the needs of small, rural partners for exhibits, teaching resources, and staff development.

TexNET pairs annually rotating exhibit sets with professional development and capacity-building workshops. Each small museum partner hosts a set of ten exhibits for one year. Exhibit topics are Motion, Weather, and Sound. Workshops focus on inquiry learning techniques, science content, program and workshop design, as well as the institutional needs of each partner.