Voters in Arlington, Texas, approved a ballot measure Tuesday to provide $500 million in funding for a new stadium for the Rangers.
The ballot measure, which passed with 60% of the vote, called for the city to extend a city sales tax, hotel tax and rental car tax. The taxes were first put in place to fund the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium, on which the city still owes $155 million.
The city’s share of the construction costs is capped at $500 million and the stadium is expected to cost $1 billion, though a study by local TV station WFAA estimated the cost could be as high as $1.