阿灵顿市议会7比2通过牛仔队球场租约修改案：租约拟延至2055年 仍需州总检察长签字
位于德克萨斯州塔兰特县的阿灵顿市议会10月21日以7比2的投票结果，通过了达拉斯牛仔队 AT&T Stadium 租约延期协议的修改条款。投反对票的是代表第3选区的市议员 Nikkie Hunter 与代表第7选区的市议员 Bowie Hogg，两人此前也曾反对原延期案。
市经理 Trey Yelverton 向市议会表示，修改是在咨询债券律师和德克萨斯州总检察长办公室后作出的，旨在厘清市府与球队各自的出资责任。他说：“市府的钱用于维护和运营，球队的钱用于改造。”
根据今年4月通过的原协议，牛仔队对市有球场的租约将延长至2055年，市府将动用场馆税报销球队最高2.73亿美元的球场改造费用，牛仔队则须在2043年前自筹资金完成改造。该协议尚未最终敲定：根据塔兰特县民事法庭文件，协议仍需满足全部成交条件，并获得德克萨斯州总检察长办公室签字。
今年6月，阿灵顿律师 Warren Norred 代表选民组织 Voters' Voice of Arlington（阿灵顿选民之声）起诉市府，要求裁定该协议违法。市府的驳回动议未获成功，第141地区法院法官 John Chupp 已将非陪审团审理的首日排期至2027年5月31日。
市府2025年8月提前约十年还清了球场建设原贷款，但2004年经55%选民批准的专项场馆税目前仍在征收。
（GSM 据 KERA News 报道）
Arlington Council Approves Cowboys Lease Changes 7-2: Extension to 2055 Still Needs State Sign-Off
The city council of Arlington, in Tarrant County, Texas, voted 7-2 on October 21 to approve changes to the proposed extension of the Dallas Cowboys' lease of AT&T Stadium. Council members Nikkie Hunter, representing District 3, and Bowie Hogg, representing District 7, voted against the changes; both had also voted against the original lease extension.
City Manager Trey Yelverton told the council the changes came after consultation with bond attorneys and the Texas Attorney General's Office and clarify what the city and the team are each responsible for funding. "Our dollars go to maintenance and operation dollars, and the team's dollars go into improvements," he said.
Under the original agreement approved in April, the Cowboys' lease of the city-owned stadium would be extended to 2055, with the city reimbursing the team up to $273 million in stadium improvements from venue taxes, while the Cowboys remain obligated to fund and complete the improvements by 2043. The deal has not been finalized: according to Tarrant County civil court documents, the city still needs to meet all closing conditions and get the Texas Attorney General's Office to sign off on the deal.
In June, Arlington attorney Warren Norred filed suit against the city on behalf of Voters' Voice of Arlington, asking the court to rule the agreement illegal. The city's motion to dismiss was unsuccessful, and 141st District Court Judge John Chupp has scheduled the first day of a non-jury trial for May 31, 2027.
The city announced in August 2025 that it was paying off the original loan for the stadium's construction a decade early, but the special venue taxes approved by 55% of voters in 2004 are still in effect.
(GSM, based on reporting by KERA News)
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