North Texas and Cowboys Stadium is a great region for hosting mega-events as they did with Super Bowl XLV, but the region will have to overcome the stigma that some will assign to that event because of historically inclement weather and a seating snafu.

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In the Tampa Bay region, mega-churches dot suburban and exurban communities that stretch north of the city along Interstate 75 and the Veterans Expressway.

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