26-2813A
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 University and the State Fair of Texas, which authorizes both universities to continue playing the annual State Fair Classic football game held annually at the Cotton Bowl Stadium located at Fair Park during the State Fair of Texas; (2) authorize the City to pay Prairie View A&M University and Grambling State University in the amount of $175,000.000 each for the 2025 State Fair Classic football game at the Cotton Bowl Stadium during the State Fair; and (3) pay Prairie View A&M University and Grambling State University in the amount of $250,000,00 to each school for the State Fair Classic football game held annually at the Cotton Bowl Stadium during the State Fair of Texas, beginning 2026 through 2029 in an amount not to exceed $2,350,000.00 - Not to exceed $2,350,000.00 - Financing: Fair Park Fund
What this record is
- Held by
- Grambling State University
- Amount
- $2.35M
- Runs until
- no end date published in this record
- Type
- contract
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- Committee
- Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee
- Requested by
- Department of Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization (HOU)
- Introduced
- August 24, 2026
- On agenda
- September 1, 2026