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TexasTowelie

(111,292 posts)
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 07:42 AM Apr 2018

Why are Texas taxpayers handing over almost $2.2 million to help with the NFL Draft?

Arlington -- The 2018 NFL Draft looks like a money-making machine with close to 300,000 fans expected to show up to AT&T Stadium over the course of the three-day football extravaganza.

But draft organizers apparently need some help defraying some of the costs.

Gov. Greg Abbott's Event Trust Funds is kicking in $2,175,247 for the event, which is hosted by Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys and begins Thursday.

What it is being used for isn't exactly clear but these funds have been used in the past to pay expenses related to "preparing for or conducting an event," according to the governor's website.

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/arlington/article209829089.html

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Why are Texas taxpayers handing over almost $2.2 million to help with the NFL Draft? (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 2018 OP
Its a pretty straightforward business development plan FBaggins Apr 2018 #1

FBaggins

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1. Its a pretty straightforward business development plan
Thu Apr 26, 2018, 07:53 AM
Apr 2018

The city benefits significantly from such large scale events, so they use a portion of the revenue they gain from those events to attract additional business in the future.

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