The Presidential election isn’t the only focus for some North Texas voters.
As Arlington voters streamed into the Tarrant County subcourthouse for early voting last week, the presidential showdown between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton wasn’t the only contentious race on their mind.
Arlington residents are also deciding whether to approve public funding for a new retractable-roof baseball stadium for the Texas Rangers — a campaign that has generated its own heat. Supporters and opponents turning out at the polls to sway voters have accused each other of getting rowdy, even confrontational in some cases.
Observers say the stadium election could be close. City officials rushed to get the initiative on this week’s ballot, figuring that the larger turnout for a presidential election would benefit a new stadium. But the strain of the national campaign has brought with it an anti-establishment sentiment, perhaps trimming that advantage.
