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Feb 17, 2017

Why Texas's governor is pitching a losing battle with the NFL over 'bathroom bill'

Greg Abbott must think he can win a public-relations war with the NFL over the state’s proposed ‘bathroom bill’. He would be mistakenBy taking on the NFL, Texas governor Greg Abbott is entering into a battle he cannot win. The world’s biggest sports league has threatened to withhold signature events if Abbott and the state’s Republicans push forward with a bathroom bill targeted at transgender people. Foolishly, he has chosen to challenge them. Related: Taking a hit: are US athletes' rights being eroded? Continue reading...

Nov 07, 2016

Taxpayers may help pay for the Rangers' $1bn ballpark – but at least they'll get aircon | Tom Dart

The public are still footing the bill for stadiums across the US but many see it as a way of helping out the local economyAt a cost of $1bn to put a chill in the air during Texas Rangers games, it would surely go down as the sports world’s most expensive air-conditioning bill.Voters in the city that is home to the Rangers go to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether to finance a new Major League Baseball stadium that would replace a popular facility that is barely two decades old. Related: Only in Texas: can $70m on a high school football stadium ever be justified? Continue reading...