Texas puts 31.2 Million Aside to Help Fund Super Bowl

Security! It sure costs a lot of money. The good folks of Arlington, in Tarrant County, couldn’t be happier they are hosting Super Bowl XLV. About the costs that come along with that honor? Not so much. However, the Texas state controller and other officials got together and decided to earmark over $31 Million dollars for those security costs, getting local taxpayers off the hook.

Texas has a Major Events Trust Fund that estimates revenue generated by out-of-towners during events like the Super Bowl. They target sales, hotels, car rentals and good ole’ alcohol. By their estimate, the funds they’ve set aside should be easily offset by future revenue.

Cowboy legend Roger Staubach chairs the local Super Bowl host committee and assured the locals that “the taxpayers won’t be hurt on this.”