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Xithras

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13. Have you seen this stadium?

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2014, 12:45 PM

May 2014

At a HIGH SCHOOL! I've seen university stadiums that were smaller than that.

But the truly insane thing is that, while this stadium seats 18,000 people, it's only the fifth largest high school stadium in Texas. Which means that four are even bigger!

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$60 million Texas High School Football Stadium to close, deemed 'not safe' [View all] n2doc May 2014 OP

Big lawsuit coming LittleBlue May 2014 #1

Everyone knows when concrete gets cold and wet... Blue Owl May 2014 #2

$60 mill for football stadium, $0 for teachers and staff. hobbit709 May 2014 #3

Do you have a link on that? dilby May 2014 #7

Texas Ranks 49th In Public Education Spending Despite Huge Economy LanternWaste May 2014 #8

So they spend lest with better results? dilby May 2014 #9

Do you have a link for that? Orrex May 2014 #10

Here dilby May 2014 #12

Does that first one cover only public schools, or private/charter/STEM schools as well? Orrex May 2014 #14

The top 10 in Texas are all charter or magnet TBF May 2014 #16

Thank you. Orrex May 2014 #18

alec why not cite the kock brothers directly leftyohiolib May 2014 #19

Used Google top hit, no idea who Alec is but used two sources that were similar. dilby May 2014 #22

you should do yourself a favor and look up alec, the American Legislative Exchange Council. leftyohiolib May 2014 #23

Karma's a comedian. GeorgeGist May 2014 #4

Karma karma karma karma karma comedian. Orrex May 2014 #11

60 fucking million for a HIGH SCHOOL stadium???? Cooley Hurd May 2014 #5

Tell me how this private sector "works" again? mikeysnot May 2014 #6

They did a bond issue jmowreader May 2014 #21

Have you seen this stadium? Xithras May 2014 #13

The biggest one serves 8 schools n2doc May 2014 #15

They also fund PE and Band - TBF May 2014 #17

Football derailed by shrinkage ... hatrack May 2014 #20