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LaPorte is a little late to the high school "mega stadium" game in the state of Texas. Allen and McKinney (north of Dallas in Collin County) opened up larger and more grandiose football stadiums within the last decade (though, both venues were plagued with structural defects which have since been corrected); McKinney's stadium hosts the NCAA Division II national championship game and has done so for the past decade.
All 12 of Frisco ISD's high schools (keep in mind that Frisco only had one high school up until 2002 before the population explosion hit hard) and spread their football games across their own Memorial Stadium, Toyota Stadium (FC Dallas' home grounds) and The Ford Center at the Star in Frisco (which is part of the Cowboys' world headquarters).
And that's not factoring in high school stadiums which are about as large (pushing 10K capacity) which aren't quite as modern as LaPorte, Allen, McKinney, etc. such as San Antonio ISD's Alamo Stadium, Fort Worth ISD's Farrington Field, which dates back to the 1930s, and Ector County ISD's Ratliff Stadium, the home of Odessa Permian of Friday Night Lights fame, Odessa High and UT-Permian Basin (D2 football).
And then you have the occasional high school which shared a stadium with a mid-sized FCS/D2 program such as Stephenville High (about an hour and a half southwest of Fort Worth), which used to share Tarleton Memorial Stadium with Tarleton State (FCS) but will be moving into their own stadium this season, and Canyon High School (between Lubbock and Amarillo), which shared what used to be known as Kimbrough Stadium with West Texas A&M before WTAMU moved into their new stadium a few years ago.
And, yes, bonds for athletic facilities are voted upon separately from bonds for other items in Texas' school districts (including school buses and general facilities upgrades), but they're not always automatic. It look my hone school district, Lewisville ISD, two tries to get a bond measure for "modest upgrades" (by Texas standards) to our five high school football stadiums passed by the voters.
Brodie, as a long time follower I say this with all due respect, but the question put to the voters wasn't the question you asked, shouldn't we spend this money on educational facilities or libraries? The question put to voters in a very democratic process was, do you want to authorize bonds in order to build a state of the art football stadium and athletic complex? Perhaps we shouldn't overlay our opinions and "this is what they should have done" ideas on the citizens who voted for this bond. It's their money and they'll be paying for it through taxes for years to come. It's like asking Utahns "why don't you spend that $800 million on something else? It wasn;t approved for "something else", it was approved for an MLB baseball stadium.
Texas really takes their high school football seriously 🏈🏟️
This is a mid-pack stadium for Texas.
LaPorte, TX is located a few miles southeast of Houston.
Those seats that run past the endzone are completely worthless for football. They should have built up the seats more on the sides. Nobody will sit in those seats on the end except for maybe track events. That is what, about $20M of seats wasted? It's at least a third of the seating capacity wasted.
Running track around the stadium? Weak.
Eagle stadium clears
I guarantee you the community/public return will be far greater from the stadium than the millions of dollars wasted every year given to the teachers unions.
It worth spent for stadium.$ 56m for Laporte, tx
Buford High School in Georgia will debut a $62 million, 10,000 seat stadium this year.
That body of water in the background of some of those drone shots is Galveston Bay.
They voted for it so there’s really nothing to say. I agree that the emphasis seems to be on the wrong syllable here, but if they are also taking care of everything else (teachers, school buildings, buses, etc) then it is what it is.
A lot of the districts that can build these new large stadiums have an incredibly strong property tax base and near fanatical voter support to provide better facilities for their kids. They push these votes through not only for stadiums but for gyms, performing arts centers, entire new science campuses, complete remodels of half the district’s elementary schools, etc. See Allen high school as one of the more extreme examples
I noticed that they kept one of the original light posts on the home team side. Mostly because it doubles as a cell tower.
Football is a RELIGION in Texas, not something a dude from California would get.
the McKinney stadium mentioned, which I believe is for the school district rather than an individual school, also host the NCAA D2 final… so there is possibility of generating revenue beyond a handful of home football games
Texas supports its high schools, unlike California, supporting the wrong agendas 🤔
Looks nice. If they can build that for “only” $56 million, I feel like they could build a temporary field for the Rays or A’s for under $100 million. Instead they are going to spend that much rebuilding a roof for a stadium that everybody hates, is in a terrible location, and will undoubtedly be torn down in a few years.
Better set of Jumbotrons then Stanford Stadium.
Everything is bigger in Texas, Brodie. This $56M stadium will restore and enhance community pride. The video production suite would support live broadcasting of games and other events through streaming, local linear, and cable channels. The local regional sports network, Space City Sports, could pick a few games here and there during the season.
The downsides are: 1) the stadium is too close to the bay, so it's at high risk and vulnerable to a Tropicana Field incident when an intense hurricane passes through the area; 2) there is a risk to the facade and infrastructure being damaged by its proximity to the sea water like the soon-to-be-demolished Aloha Stadium; 3) an inconic exterior facade would sold me 100%, instead of 80%.
The area you thought was for luxury seats is actually a film deck area to tape the games for the players to rewatch or for broadcasting purposes.
6 man football is big too
I was surprised when they build that Planet Ford Stadium in Spring ISD. It was only 40 million, but those teams never win anything so it was weird.. looks really nice though
One more honest question: Will they sell beer? 😅😅
Yeah… this Country is definitely in a bubble lol
Now do a video on the School Bond fraud and property tax appraisal software fraud that is going through the legal system in Texas.
In the home of Friday Night Lights what else would you expect. Texas does take it's HS football seriously. I would not have voted for the stadium
Seems these high schools are prioritizing football- and any T&F athletics that can use the field- over more important matters like academics, teacher/staff pay, and upkeep of existing infrastructure. These kids are being used as commodities to justify building a vainglorious structure for a sport where the probability at college recruitment, let alone a contract with an NFL team, is far lower than success in any other vocation.
One of the reasons why Texas is so challenged educationally. Put up the bleachers, sod the field, even expand the press box and upgrade the lights. Buy a couple of buses and stop at In N Out on road trips. Then spend the remaining $55.5 Million on school facilities, teacher salaries and student educational priorities.
I hope they cut school lunches for poor kids. Gotta spend that money on football. Bunch of clowns
For $56 million, you could build an entire high school campus; granted, it would be on the small side (<750 students).
As an LPHS Grad, a lot of the $$$ was from Taxes from the numerous Chemical Plants in the Area. Getting a New Stadium was LONG overdue. High School Football on Friday Nights in LP (and, of course, Texas) are a ritual, and the rest of the Town is dead, even when the 'Dogs are on the Road…
I grew up in Dallas Texas so I know Texas loves It’s high school football and will spend what it takes to get it done.
This is pathetic
A bunch of pikers! Eager AZ has the only domed high school football stadium. Been there since the early 1990s.