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Old Posted Feb 21, 2013, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by wwmiv View Post
Of all the cities in Texas, Austin has the most pre-existing facilities that are usable in an Olympic Bid. We, for instance, have an Olympic sized swimming pool centrally located. I'm not sure any of the other cities invited to bid in Texas do.
Houston has the facilities, the hotel room count, and the infrastructure (all the facilities are connected to rail). Now the bid is for 2024 so much can change, but I personally don't see Houston or Dallas for that matter losing out to Austin.
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