Surprise! $60 MIL HS Stadium Wasn't a Good Use of Taxpayer Funds

Less than two years after opening, a controversial high school football stadium has been shut down due to structural concerns.

The way the entire building seems to list to one side
is presumably a trick of the camera... but maybe not.

Eagle Stadium in Allen, Texas, which the Dallas Morning News has referred to as "a $60 million jewel rivaling college facilities," features seating for 18,000, its very own Jumbotron, and - unfortunately - "extensive cracking" in the concrete of its concourse. Officials first noticed the problem when the stadium opened in August of last year but, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, decided whether or not to risk the well-being of innocent athletes and spectators on the basis of a coin flip. (Spoiler alert: Public safety didn't win.)

Sources Business Insider, Dallas Morning News, ESPN,