Maybe in Allen, Texas, no one thinks twice about spending tax dollars on a $60 million high-school stadium. After the project was described in The New York Times, however, most of the country was outraged.

$60 million could pay something like 120 teacher salaries for a decade. This at a time when local governments around the country — and yes, in Texas — are slashing spending.

In fact, there are many giant stadiums around the country, some bigger than the one in Allen.

Are these behemoths a thing of the past?