State Fair Classic
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Result: Approved As An Individual Item · Amount: $2.4M
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$2.4M in total financial activity across agenda items that mention this project.
Largest single item: $2.4M on (Authorizes a four-year, four-party agreement with Grambling State University, Prairie View A&M University, and the State Fair of Texas to keep hosting the State Fair Classic football game at the…)
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September 2026
Authorizes a four-year, four-party agreement with Grambling State University, Prairie View A&M University, and the State Fair of Texas to keep hosting the State Fair Classic football game at the Cotton Bowl, with city payments to each school totaling up to $2,350,000.
Authorize the City to (1) enter into a four-year, four party agreement with Grambling State University, Prairie View A&M University, and the State Fair of Texas, which authorizes both universities to
Authorize a four-year agreement with Grambling State University, Prairie View A&M University, and the State Fair of Texas for the annual State Fair Classic at the Cotton Bowl Stadium. The City would make specified payments to both universities through 2029 from the Fair Park Fund.
Upcoming Dallas City Council Agenda Item #26-2305A: Authorize the City to (1) enter into a four (4) party agreement for a term of four (4) years with Grambling State University, Prairie View A&M Unive