Austin, Dallas, Houston, and Fort Worth are pursuing convention center expansions totaling $7.6 to $7.8 billion, with San Antonio considering an additional $900 million project. These developments are largely enabled by Texas’s innovative financing mechanisms, such as Project Financing Zones. This article examines the scope of these projects and their policy foundations, while analyzing how they shape both Texas’s internal competition and its national positioning in the convention industry.
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Development & Construction
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Travel & Tourism
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Convention, Sports, Entertainment
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Economic Trends and Cycles
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Mixed Use
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Dallas
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Austin
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Fort Worth
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Houston
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North America
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United States