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and more info, visit ArlingtonMuseum.org/ morethanamatch Peticolas Brewing Company (1301 Pace St, 214-234-7600) was born for this moment. As a lifelong soccer fan, founder Michael Peticolas put his love for the game right there in the logo. Ahead of the 2026 World Cup, the brewery has themed beers on tap and a sports photography exhibit on its walls of more than 35 stunning images from internationally acclaimed Brazilian sports photographer Marcel Guelber Góes. For updates on watch parties and other goings on, follow Peticolas at Facebook.com/ PeticolasBrewing. Street Art for Mankind, a grassroots art nonprofit, has two local installations during the World Cup. “One Field. Infinite Smiles” by Dutch artist Rosalie de Graaf will be on display
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on a building adjacent to Harold Simmons Park (2601 N Beckley Av, Dallas, 214-740-1616), and the “Texan Golden Boot,” a metal sculpture of a soccer shoe by Nigerian artist Steve Ekpenisi, can be found in Richard Greene Linear Park at the corner of Stadium Drive East and Cowboys Way. It’s a permanent landmark in a free public space, so take your time. And in Sundance Square (420 Main St, Fort Worth, 817-222-1111), “Summer of Soccer” consists of two dozen fiberglass soccer balls that can be viewed for free throughout the neighborhood through the end of the tournament.
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The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (3200 Darnell St, TheModern.org) is getting in on the
action with a special display of a notable work by Burgwas Jess Franklin, known simply as Jess, now thru the end of the tournament. Acquired by the Modern in 1996, “Montana Xibalba: Translation #2” (1963) is the second work in the artist’s Translation series and is a reproduction of a photograph of a soccer game from a yearbook Jess found in a second-hand shop. The image reminded him of an ancient Mayan cosmological myth in which the birth of the sun and the moon resulted from a ball game between two earthly heroes and the lords of Xibalba, a realm akin to Hades. The yellow ball in the painting represents the sun, while the athletes portray the heroes. Admission to view the work in the museum’s Grand Lobby is free and can be viewed 10am5pm Tue-Sun and 10am-8pm Fri. l
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At the Arlington Museum of Art (1200 Ballpark Way, Arlington, 817-275-4600), More Than a Match includes four separately themed components displaying works of art and soccer artifacts, such as shoes, balls, and trophies, now thru Sun, Aug 2. The museum is open 1pm-5pm Sun and 10am-5pm Tue-Sat. For tickets ($25)
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Measles infections are on the rise in Texas, despite the fact that the disease is preventable via vaccine. At the time of this writing, there are about 200 new cases in Texas.
able to tell the public the truth about any health trends can get fired for doing so. That puts preparedness back onto the states and local jurisdictions like Fort Worth, Arlington, Dallas, and Houston. A professor at Georgetown University and director of its Center for Global Health, Science & Security, which is a partnership between the university and Medstar Health, Dr. Rebecca Katz has worked pandemic preparedness and pandemics for 25 years and currently heads the Health Security Operations Center, where, as she says, they’re trying to provide disease information in real time where it’s needed. Her team of epidemiologists, clinicians, emergency management professionals, and public health policy leaders are providing real-time technical guidance to state and local health departments. Katz acknowledged the deficit of rapidly communicated information about epidemiologic needs within a single federal source specifically since the United States infamously pulled out of the World Health Organization. However, she remains optimistic that local health jurisdictions are well-armed and that there are private groups stepping in to assist in the epidemiological work of tracking people and infectious disease. “Public health is a power delegated to the states in the U.S. Constitution,” she continued. “There are 48 affected jurisdictions. The number of people who work at the federal level has diminished, but that doesn’t mean there’s not federal
response happening.” According to the Texas Department of Health and Human Services, there are actually about 50 respiratory, food-borne, and insect-borne illnesses on the watchlist during the World Cup. That’s all in addition to the heat and humidity in North Texas, which routinely causes illness, plus there are sexually transmitted infections (STIs) not particular to soccer but that may increase with the number of people, parties, and unprotected sex. At this writing, the state’s Center for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response is working alongside the organizing committee and plus officials from Fort Worth, Dallas, and Houston
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During the nine World Cup soccer matches at AT&T Stadium, a.k.a. “Dallas Stadium,” an estimated 4 million visitors will flow through Tarrant and Dallas counties, with the potential for 100,000 extra humans to be in our cities daily. From a public health standpoint, there’s a lot going on. Globally, there’s a resurgence of Ebola in three African nations. The extremely contagious virus can be transmitted through blood, sweat, and other bodily fluids. About three weeks into infection, the disease progresses from mild flu-like symptoms to vomiting, diarrhea, and internal hemorrhage. The Andes strain of Hantavirus making the news has the slightly terrifying ability to be spread person to person by respiratory secretions, and there are local upticks in measles virus (which is vaccine-preventable, but there are about 200 cases in Texas) and norovirus, which causes vomiting and diarrhea. All these conditions can show up in our airport at any time, but the massive influx of essentially two AT&T Stadiums’ worth of air travelers –– daily! –– sounds like the perfect recipe for one of those sci-fi horror movies that begins with an outbreak and ends with zombies. From a monitoring standpoint, the national response to anything epidemic-wise seems, putting it kindly, scattered. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have fairly generic information on the main website –– it’s good hygiene info, but it does not address epidemiological emergencies. The federal Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy, founded in 2022 with bipartisan support to address the next big pandemic, was left rudderless and staff-less by the current presidential administration. And last week, Donald Trump and company issued an executive order for workers in public health –– epidemiologists, health scientists, and toxicologists –– that reclassifies these positions into “at will” status. In other words, the people who are most
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to assist in planning and monitoring. Regionally, Tarrant, Dallas, and surrounding counties also have a robust disaster task force in place for all the things that Mother Nature and anyone else has thrown at North Texas. Chief medical director for Arlington Fire and AMR Arlington, Dr. Keegan Bradley said that the two-year lead-up to the event has been spent planning for and rehearsing almost every possible scenario, with a focus on summer injuries and ailments. “There’s a lot of expectation, and I am excited,” he said. “No one does better at big events like this than Arlington. We’re prepared. We’re all clicking on the same page. I think our city’s ready for it.” Because Tarrant County includes a football stadium, a baseball stadium, and a major racetrack in addition to an amusement park and a zoo, the potential for what Bradley called “the headline things” –– chemical or terrorist attacks or even just the Texas weather –– have warranted regional mitigation plans for years. What’s different here is the epic scope of population-migration mass during the FIFA events. Bradley said that the World Cup governing board came to the table two years ago with some ready-made concerns. “FIFA came to us with a few topics to address and coordinate care, including heat mitigation, natural and manmade disasters, and crowd control issues.” The major issue that’s predictable is the heat of a Texas summer, more specifically, how to help tourists from places that don’t usually see 100-degree days manage during a long soccer match or an outdoor watching party. “Dallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington wanted our responses to look uniform,” Bradley said. To that end, all cities involved will have the goal of getting people hydrated and out of the environment as needed. In Arlington around the stadium, there will be multiple cooling structures staffed by paramedics and medical volunteers. Bradley also said there will be two field hospitals on-site for initial treatment of illness or injury to fans. The price tag for all this is borne in part by the states affected and cost-shared by FIFA, along with federal grants to the cities that have agreed to host. Should a mass pandemic occur, though, no one knows who foots that bill. “There is a need to integrate the private sector more fully as funding shifts,” Georgetown’s Katz said. At press time, Tarrant County Public Health and DFW Airport had not responded to inquiries about how their entities are handling the multitude of epidemiological issues, including any health screening at the airport. Director of Dallas County Health and Human Services and the Dallas County health authority, Dr. Philip Huang said Dallas’ new incident command will host state health officials, city partners, and other entities both virtually and continued on page 9
The Ebola virus is highly contagious, but it is not the only concern for infection transmission during the World Cup.
It’s not uncommon for locals without tickets to a sporting event to gather at a bar near the stadium or in the parking lot. For the next few weeks, there won’t be places to park or easy access to ride-share due to road closures to allow the emergency and security workers access. “Being around the stadium is not necessarily where you want to be unless you have a reason to be there,” Bradley said. “It’s not like a Cowboys game, where you can go to a bar and then drive away or take an Uber. Close parking will be nonexistent.” Dallas County’s Huang says there’s nothing magical to help prevent illness, whether you’re attending a match or a watch party or you’re staying clear.
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“Wash your hands, stay out of heat, stay hydrated, protect yourself from STIs,” he said. “It’s all what we normally say, just magnified with the number of people coming to town.” Finally, if you’re able to donate blood, now is a good time to roll up your sleeve. Blood donations are typically in higher demand during the summer months, but both Carter BloodCare and the American Red Cross are now calling for donors of all types in advance of the World Cup’s potential increased demand. Type O Negative, O Positive, and plasma are what’s needed the most, and it’s likely that the region will need more stocked blood supply than normal after the last whistle’s blown on July 6. l
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in-person to monitor events in Dallas County. As far as monitoring, Huang said Dallas has stepped up wastewater monitoring, hand syndromic surveillance, and enhanced mosquito surveillance. “Wastewater can detect things early, before symptoms drive people to the hospital,” he said. This kind of surveillance doesn’t require tests to be reported to the state or county. “It’s been very helpful for monitoring for Mpox and measles and early response,” Huang said Huang said regional hospitals are also attuned to adding screening criteria, to be on the lookout to ask the questions about where people have been and if they’ve been to a FIFA-associated event. Arlington’s Bradley confirmed that during calls to emergency medical services, medics will be asking more questions about travel and particular symptoms, and the emergency departments have access to an infectious disease team standing by. And there’s another source for monitoring both illness and rumors. Dr. Katelyn Jetelina founded Your Local Epidemiologist in 2020 to translate ever-evolving public health science so that the average person could make evidence-based decisions. YLE’s team of scientists has been demystifying epidemiology for six years. YLE is deeply embedded in Katz’s Center for Global Health and Security response team, and you can actually take part in a monitoring initiative they’re calling The Pulse. Volunteers in the cities hosting World Cup events (like you) who are willing to anonymously submit episodic three-minute questionnaires electronically
during the next several weeks will aid in real-time monitoring of trends, rumors, and possibly disease prevention. If you’re interested in participating in the YLE data collection, surveys open every Tuesday morning over the next six weeks, and you can find the link here. Even if you don’t want to participate in the surveys, YLE remains a source of rapid access to health information. In the month leading up to the FIFA events, the City of Arlington started boosting restaurant inspections, citing the influx in crowds for additional surveillance specific to food-borne illnesses like Hepatitis A, botulism, salmonella, and others. Dallas County has also increased its mobile food surveillance. Norovirus, in particular, is tricky because it’s transmitted by regular contact with people and can linger on surfaces for days or weeks. It isn’t susceptible to the alcohol in hand sanitizer, and you can be infectious for up to two weeks without showing symptoms. Handwashing with soap, warm water, and a lot of friction for an appropriate amount of time will prevent infection, but soap and clean water are sometimes hard to find in a concert venue, stadium, or food truck park. Arlington’s Bradley said that because there are two Argentinian matches locally, focus has been on the Hantavirus. The good news is this doesn’t seem to be spread as easily as norovirus or Ebola. “It’s a pretty long incubation period,” he said, “and the transmissibility seems fairly low.” When it comes down to best advice, Bradley says that there are two issues. The first is getting the message to out-of-country visitors who’ve not experienced a Texas summer. “We’re trying to get the education out to stay hydrated.” The second issue, Bradley went on, is the past practice of local fans around sports activities.
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have full-blown World Cup fever. Symptoms include binge-watching soccer for a solid month, following 20 different teams across the world to watch national team players, and harboring unrealistically high expectations for a mediocre team, to name a few. However, this year’s tournament’s symptoms also include dread, worry, embarrassment, and concern. This edition of the World Cup is not the only soccer tournament in history to have some issues, but this one feels like it has more unstable potential, like playing with a football made of uranium. A reminder on football rules: A red card is administered for an egregious foul, resulting in the dismissal of the player. This player cannot be replaced by another player, and the team must complete the match a man down. A yellow card is administered for a hard foul or accumulation of fouls. Two yellow cards in a single match equal a red card, and that player is dismissed. Previous World Cups have had issues, major issues that had an effect on the people, the tournament, and the World Cup legacy. FIFA itself has a long history of corruption, which only seems to become more fervent with each passing tournament. The 2018 and 2022 tournaments in Russia and Qatar respectively were awarded in questionable fashion, with suspicions rife with corruption. Qatar also built its stadium infrastructure on the backs of immigrant labor, full of poor conditions and worker deaths. Brazil 2014 spent exorbitant amounts of money to prepare the stadiums for their tournament, while the poverty level of many of their citizens was extreme. Mexico 1986 was hosted there only after Colombia transferred hosting duties due to cartel violence. Argentina 1978 was hosted under a dictatorship rule with political pressure on players and referees. Chile 1962 was a tournament full of violence. The 1934 tournament in Italy was held under Mussolini’s fascist regime and was a major tool in his propaganda machine. The upcoming 2026 edition of the tournament may potentially have a sampling of each of these issues, if not a combination. Here are some of the potential yellow and red cards that the tournament might receive this summer.
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Already a solid yellow card with the biggest chance to turn red, the exorbitant ticket prices for
games and fan experiences are something almost everyone is aware of at this point. Price gouging, extortionate resale ticket prices, and parking and transportation fee hikes are just some of the hurdles fans face this summer. Group-stage tickets are averaging $500-600 for basic seats, and getting to the final could cost at least $10,000. Add on $100 parking fees and $15 beverages, and this quickly prices out the average soccer fan. This price point certainly becomes exclusive and excludes a large portion of fans. I think enough people will cough up this money to fill the stadiums, but it’s doubtful they will be avid soccer fans. This could result in a lackluster fan atmosphere in the stadiums and not deliver the game to true fans who have been waiting for years or even lifetimes to see their national teams play in this tournament. Tickets aren’t the only example of the cash grab. Transportation in certain areas has been raised, parking fees increased, and even normally free fan zones are charging admission. For the local fan, taking a family to a single low-profile game could still cost several thousand dollars. The World Cup should bring enough revenue to the
host cities without the abundant greed permeating throughout. Soccer is supposed to be for the people, not just the elite. The US Soccer Federation constantly focuses on growing the game and inspiring young athletes to play. If only rich kids get to be inspired by watching someone score a goal at the World Cup, the U.S. is never going to truly produce enough great talent to challenge at the international stage. The revenue expected to be generated from the tournament is projected to break records from previous tournaments. There are some worrying signs for the potential boon local businesses will see. FIFA canceled many of their reservations of hotel blocks, which were reserved for the tournament. Fewer than expected hotel bookings, which, if it holds true, can lead to diminished revenues among restaurants, bars, transportation services, and retail locations preparing to host a flood of traveling footy fans. In the summer of 2025, the USA hosted the Club World Cup, an international soccer tournament with club teams from around the world. When Chelsea won, Trump and Infantino
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The USMNT has immense pressure to perform this summer.
presented the trophy to the team after their victory. Not knowing how to have anything not be about himself, Trump proceeded to stay with the team during their own team celebrations. Even the king of corruption, FIFA president Gianni Infantino, knew how to let the team celebrate on their own. We’ll just have to wait anxiously for what sort of misguided and ignorant selfish comments, AI images, or podium crashes Trump will make. As far as the on-field issues, I hope for a fantastic tournament. There are several World Cup debutants with the expanded 48-team format. The talent pool of superstars highlighting their skills will be massive. The USMNT has more players plying their trade at high-level clubs than any previous generation. However, the last few years have been a rollercoaster of performances. The USMNT absolutely crumbled in the 2024 Copa America, and the results since then have been lacking. They have had some positive results but also enough results to raise concerns. The team has enough talent to produce a deep run this summer but also enough question marks to have an early exit. I would not be surprised if this year’s squad makes the quarterfinals or gets knocked out in the group stage. A poor performance from the national team on home soil would set the soccer program back significantly. This sport only gets national attention every four years, and if the boys don’t show out, the casual fan will become even more negative very quickly. The momentum generated from the 1994 tournament and fan interest spawned Major League Soccer and inspired an entire generation of kids to go kick a ball. Losing a new generation of future superstars would be a massive setback to soccer in the United States. Water breaks will be a required part of every single World Cup game this summer. While this is a healthy step forward for many of the games that will be taking place in 100-degree weather, it seems rather unnecessary at indoor air-conditioned stadiums such as “Dallas Stadium” (AT&T Stadium). This decision was more likely another cash grab, and this creates a perfect commercial break midway through each game. Soccer is a flowing game built on momentum. Inserting a break significantly disrupts the flow. There are no timeouts in soccer, but now coaches will be able to implement strategy changes during the commercial/water breaks. The sport has undergone many changes throughout its long history, but this feels catered more to extra advertising dollars and short American attention spans. continued on page 11
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An immediate straight red card involves banning fans from supporting their nation at the biggest stage. The international component of the tournament is a huge reason why the World Cup is the most successful and popular tournament on the planet. However, the current administration has created more division than unity, leaving several fan groups looking from the outside in. Fans from Iran, Haiti, Senegal, and the Ivory Coast are all banned from traveling to the USA to support their national teams. While these respective nations might have some internal and international issues, lumping their fans into one giant group of undesirables leaves many well-intentioned fans in the cold. Even if your nation hasn’t been outright banned from traveling to show support, many potential areas of disruption still exist. With ICE creating a shitstorm in the USA over the last year, it would behoove any world travelers to make sure to have their paperwork in order. Comedian Ron Funches sums it up very well by reminding travelers to “Please bring your papers!” In addition, there is a louder portion of our nation that is less accepting of foreigners. The same people raising prices and hosting World Cup special events are also screaming at those who “don’t speak ’Murican.” I sincerely hope that all fans traveling to this summer’s tournament return safely to the country from where they traveled.
Donald Trump celebrated with FIFA Club World Cup champions, Chelsea F.C., in 2025.
Travel has already been proving an issue for many World Cup fans, since the current administration has placed 39 countries on a travel ban. This is already affecting participants in the tournament, not just fans. An assistant coach and other staff from South Africa were not allowed to travel to the United States due to visa issues. Iraqi footballer Aymen Hussein was detained at Chicago’s O’Hare airport for seven hours and questioned before being allowed to join his teammates. Hosting the world’s biggest event but implementing massive restrictions and hurdles doesn’t really promote peace and unity. Iran qualified for the World Cup by playing gritty football with passion and skill through a very long and arduous qualifying campaign. These professional athletes dedicated their lives to have the chance to represent their nation at the world’s greatest athletic stage. The war in Iran with the U.S. and also the wider conflict in the Middle East have drawn politics into football once again. Sports and, more specifically, soccer have unfortunately always been intertwined with politics and national agendas. However, this will be the first time a nation
currently at war with a host nation is expected to play in the host nation’s tournament. Through a back-and-forth quibble between Trump and Infantino on whether Iran would actually be able to participate in this tournament, Iran’s football team has been allowed to participate at this point in time. Changing venues, teams, and team camps at this late stage would be far too costly both financially and logistically. As a result of this conflict, Mexico has stepped up and agreed to host Iran’s training camp at this summer’s tournament. Their games will still take place in the United States, with the first two group-stage games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and the last group-stage game at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington.
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Perhaps one of my biggest pet peeves is the mispronunciation of names by professional sportscasters. With 48 nations participating in this tournament, there will surely be plenty of butchering of players’ names on-air. If your one job is to say words, I would think you might research on how to actually pronounce those words. Failure to do
so is disrespectful to the player, the nation, and their people. Let’s hope for a minimal display of ignorance with pronunciation. Europeans complaining about the heat. Make sure the team trainer picks up some extra sunscreen. Sorry, England. Texas is hot. Deal with it. It will not be the reason it’s not coming home in 2026. Transportation will be a bigger hurdle than most visitors will be prepared for. For instance, the games hosted and marketed at “Dallas Stadium” will not be in Dallas. Many visiting fans won’t be prepared for the lack of public transportation, high Uber fees, and dangerous five-lane freeways. Even with the progress of trains and buses in DFW, many fans will be expecting to be able to walk from their hotel in Dallas to the stadium in Arlington, then walk to a steakhouse in Fort Worth after the game. Good luck with that. My World Cup fever will have to just run its course this summer, and the best cure will be goals, smiling fans, and a peaceful celebration of the greatest sporting event on the planet. With any luck, my potential string of negative symptoms will not include hate, xenophobia, and ignorance. I hope any cards given out this summer are strictly for on-field incidents and not for the tournament itself. l
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This World Cup final will also feature a halftime show for the first time since the first World Cup final in 1930. As I predicted, Shakira has written a very catchy World Cup song (“Dai Dai”) and will perform with Madonna and BTS at the halftime show during the final. Everyone expected this World Cup to be “Americanized” somewhat, but this show also alters the on-field product. Typically, halftime is a 15-minute break that allows for player rest, tactical shifts, and motivational talks with the coaches. With the halftime show now, that break will be a minimum of 30 minutes. For players who need to stay warm and focused, this creates a disconnect in the game. Muscles can go cold, and focus can shift, possibly altering the outcome.
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Shakira will be entertaining the world alongside BTS and Madonna at the final at the Meadowlands in New Jersey in mid-July, but in the meantime, other big stars are headed to the Dallas FIFA Fan Fest in Fair Park: three massive nights of live music that bring the spirit of the World Cup to life. From Latin legends to Red Dirt country and anthemic global dance, every show at The Pavilion at Fair Park is built for singing loud, dancing hard, and making memories with thousands of fans. And, yes, by The Pavilion, we mean Dos Equis Pavilion (or Coca-Cola Starplex for us OG amphitheater enthusiasts). Another victim of the FIFA renaming restrictions. Anyway, admission to the festival is free, but the concerts require a separate $26 ticket for each performance at DallasFWC26.com/fifafanfestival-dallas. The Latin Legacy Tour, featuring Baby Bash, Lil Rob, MC Magic, and special guest Concrete, ignites Sunday the stage at 7:30pm with a night of classic hits and party anthems, feel-good vibes, soaring hooks, and nonstop throwback energy. JUNE
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This application was submitted to the TCEQ on May 12, 2026. The application will be available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ central office, TCEQ Dallas/Fort Worth regional office, and the Fort Worth Diamond Hill/Jarvis Library, 1300 Northeast 35th Street, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas beginning the first day of publication of this notice. The facility’s compliance file, if any exists, is available for public review in the Dallas/Fort Worth regional office of the TCEQ. The application, including any updates, is available electronically at the following webpage: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/air/airpermit-applications-notices
Dream with us, won’t you? On Sun, Jul 19, in the Meadowlands, New Jersey, Team USA (fingers Sunday crossed) will use a small, round ball that people enjoy kicking into a net as a universal tool for uniting people from all over the world, regardless of their religion, race, nationality, gender, or identity. Americans will have spent the summer learning from and about 47 other amazing nations, their cultures, and their peoples. The beautiful game will cement its place in America’s sporting heart. Sorry, baseball. You’re outta here! Read more at Bit. ly/FWW_Dreamtime. — Ryan Burger Whichever two countries make the finals, we know that all eyes will be on the Meadowlands today, Sun, Jul 19, and we know that for the first time, FIFA is incorporating a Super Bowl-style halftime show, this one co-headlined by BTS, Madonna, and Shakira, who is releasing a new song for the occasion. The spectacle will be curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin with some of the Muppets from The Muppet Show and Sesame Street as special guests. In a short film announcing the performers, Martin unveiled the star-studded lineup and said that the show will be “all about togetherness … and everyone’s invited.” The event is produced in collaboration with Global Citizen and Live Nation. The historic performance will help raise funds for the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund. — Elaine Wilder l JULY
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The executive director has determined the application is administratively complete and will conduct a technical review of the application. Information in the application indicates that this permit renewal would not result in an increase in allowable emissions and would not result in the emission of an air contaminant not previously emitted. The TCEQ may act on this application without seeking further public comment or providing an opportunity for a contested case hearing if certain criteria are met. PUBLIC COMMENT. You may submit public comments to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. The TCEQ will consider all public comments in developing a final decision on the application and the executive director will prepare a response to those comments. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the TCEQ’s jurisdiction to address in the permit process. OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING. You may request a contested case hearing if you are a person who may be affected by emissions of air contaminants from the facility. If requesting a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number; (2) applicant’s name and permit number; (3) the statement “[I/we] request a contested case hearing;” (4) a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the application and air emissions from the facility in a way not common to the general public; (5) the location and distance of your property relative to the facility; (6) a description of how you use the property which may be impacted by the facility; and (7) a list of all disputed issues of fact that you submit during the comment period. If the request is made by a group or association, one or more members who have standing to request a hearing must be identified by name and physical address. The interests the group or association seeks to protect must also be identified. You may also submit your proposed adjustments to the application/permit which would satisfy your concerns. The deadline to submit a request for a contested case hearing is 15 days after newspaper notice is published. If a request is timely filed, the deadline for requesting a contested case hearing will be extended to 30 days after mailing of the response to comments. If any requests for a contested case hearing are timely filed, the Executive Director will forward the application and any requests for a contested case hearing to the Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting. Unless the application is directly referred to a contested case hearing, the executive director will mail the response to comments along with notification of Commission meeting to everyone who submitted comments or is on the mailing list for this application. The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the requestor submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn. If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law relating to relevant and material air quality concerns submitted during the comment period. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the Commission’s jurisdiction to address in this proceeding. MAILING LIST. In addition to submitting public comments, you may ask to be placed on a mailing list for this application by sending a request to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. Those on the mailing list will receive copies of future public notices (if any) mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk for this application.
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AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION. All public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment/, or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Please be aware that any contact information you provide, including your name, phone number, email address and physical address will become part of the agency’s public record. For more information about the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Public Education Program, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040 or visit their website at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040. You can also view our website for public participation opportunities at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/participation. Further information may also be obtained from U.S. Venture, Inc., 222 W. College Avenue, Appleton, Wisconsin 54911 or by calling Ms. Jeannette Meade, Environmental Specialist at (920) 358-3508. Notice Issuance Date: 10 June 2026
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