Fort Worth Star Telegram columnist O.K. Carter writes that even though the Dallas Cowboys can’t legitimately threaten to leave town, and their proposed stadium at Dallas’ Fair Park would likely require demolishing homes as residents fear, he still hopes Dallas voters approve $425 million in subsidies for the project. Why? Because if Dallas raises its hotel tax to the highest in the country to fund the stadium, Carter foresees “an enormous shift in hotel bookings, conventions, trade shows and general tourism” to Arlington and Fort Worth, where his readers live. Don’t hold your breath waiting for that argument to be used in Jerry Jones’ referendum ad campaign…
