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Dallas Braces for OU-Texas Invasion
October 08, 2004 | Football
DALLAS -- It takes a big police force to handle the crowd expected for Texas-OU weekend, and hundreds of law officers are assigned to that beat.
Along with an increased police presence downtown for the traditional flood of fans, about 300 officers will be on hand for Saturday's Red River Shootout. That's double the regular staffing at the State Fair of Texas.
The playbook also includes closed-circuit cameras at the Cotton Bowl to monitor the 70,000 fans and prevent trouble.
Away from the game, University of Texas and University of Oklahoma fans are invited to Dallas' West End downtown, where live music is scheduled and a jumbo TV will show the action.
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The Texas Exes and OU fans also planned separate parties on Friday night before the No. 5 Longhorns try to break a four-game losing streak against the Sooners at 11 a.m. Saturday.
The added police presence sets a tone that keeps elated and disappointed fans from going crazy, said Greg Schooley, executive director of the West End Association.
"When you see them, you think, `I can't get away with anything," Schooley, whose group hired 15 off-duty officers to supplement the on-duty forces, told The Dallas Morning News in Friday's editions.
Along with an increased police presence downtown for the traditional flood of fans, about 300 officers will be on hand for Saturday's Red River Shootout. That's double the regular staffing at the State Fair of Texas.
The playbook also includes closed-circuit cameras at the Cotton Bowl to monitor the 70,000 fans and prevent trouble.
Away from the game, University of Texas and University of Oklahoma fans are invited to Dallas' West End downtown, where live music is scheduled and a jumbo TV will show the action.
Sooner Gameday Central | Cotton Bowl Layout, Maps & More
The Texas Exes and OU fans also planned separate parties on Friday night before the No. 5 Longhorns try to break a four-game losing streak against the Sooners at 11 a.m. Saturday.
The added police presence sets a tone that keeps elated and disappointed fans from going crazy, said Greg Schooley, executive director of the West End Association.
"When you see them, you think, `I can't get away with anything," Schooley, whose group hired 15 off-duty officers to supplement the on-duty forces, told The Dallas Morning News in Friday's editions.
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