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Beth Van Duyne: “When the owner decided to move to a different city, that was…”

Featuring: Beth Van Duyne, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 24

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'They Made The Cities Compete': Beth Van Duyne Demands Greater Accountability For Sports Teams

Published | Video Starts at 00:58

The only thing really that the city got from it was $1.5 million a year in a lease. That $1.5 million is put into a Texas stadium fund to pay for the maintenance of that stadium. And When the owner decided to move to a different city, that was scrubbed. So when we were like having to face the dilemma, okay, does the city pay what they were asking for at that time, which is going to be $325 million … (00:58–01:03)

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Asserts that the lease income was lost when the Cowboys moved from Irving.

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