Texas Rangers to Replace Stadium Bush Built in $1 Billion Deal
- Arlington, Texas, asking voters to subsidize the venue
- Team swaps retractable-roof ballpark for 22-year-old stadium
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The 22-year-old stadium that former President George W. Bush built for the Texas Rangers would be replaced under a deal Arlington’s city council approved to subsidize a $1 billion, retractable-roof venue for the Major League Baseball team.
City leaders unanimously endorsed a partnership with the team Tuesday to build the stadium and surrounding entertainment district in the suburb west of Dallas, which is home to the Rangers and the National Football League’s Dallas Cowboys. It would replace Globe Life Park, which opened to much fanfare as one of the first throwback-style stadiums in 1994, when Bush was a co-owner of the baseball team.