AT&T Stadium was the talk of the sports world in 2009 when
the Dallas Cowboys moved in. From the massive, midfield HD
scoreboard to the field-level club boxes to the open-air party
decks, the new facility offered a gameday experience like no
other.
But so-called "Jerry World"—as the stadium is
sometimes called after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones—has been
open for more than a decade and rather than usher in a new age of
ultra-luxury stadiums it has remained one of a handful of examples
of taxpayer-subsidized facilities. In the last several years, the
appetite to take on costly projects like the $1.15 billion stadium
in Arlington, Texas—$325 million of which was paid by tax
revenue approved by local voters—has mostly dried up.
