Authorize the City to (1) enter into a four-year, four party agreement with Grambling State University, Prairie View A&M University, and the State Fair of Texas, which authorizes both universities to continue playing the annual State Fair Classic football game held annually at the Cotton Bowl Stadium located in Fair Park during the State Fair of Texas; (2) the City to pay Prairie View A&M University and Grambling State University in an amount not to exceed $175,000.000 each school for the 2025 S

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Authorize the City to (1) enter into a four-year, four party agreement with Grambling State University, Prairie View A&M University, and the State Fair of Texas, which authorizes both universities to continue playing the annual State Fair Classic football game held annually at the Cotton Bowl Stadium located in Fair Park during the State Fair of Texas; (2) the City to pay Prairie View A&M University and Grambling State University in an amount not to exceed $175,000.000 each school for the 2025 State Fair Classic football game at the Cotton Bowl Stadium during the State Fair; and (3) pay Prairie View A&M University and Grambling State University in an amount not to exceed $250,000,00 to each school for the State Fair Classic football game held annually at the Cotton Bowl Stadium during the State Fair of Texas, beginning 2026 through 2029 in an amount not to exceed $2,350,000.00 - Total not to exceed $2,350,000.00 - Financing: Fair Park Fund (subject to annual appropriations)

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