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Ride into Fort Worth summer fun with the TRE Summer Adventures Giveaway

Looking for the perfect way to enjoy a summer staycation without venturing too far from home?

Trinity Railway Express (TRE), in partnership with CultureMap, is offering Dallas-area residents an exciting way to explore some of Fort Worth’s top destinations, all while traveling in style and ease by rail.

The TRE Summer Adventures Giveaway is back and better than ever, offering weekly chances to win incredible staycation prize packages. Running through July 13, 2025, the giveaway selects one winner each Monday from June 9 to July 14 — six total chances to win. All you have to do is enter online, and you can boost your odds by returning daily to enter again.

Each prize package includes a full day (or more) of adventure and culture for a group of four. Read on to see all that's included in the prize packages:

Winners will receive four tickets to Stockyards Championship Rodeo, the world's only year-round rodeo, held in the historic Cowtown Coliseum in the Fort Worth Stockyards — a true Texas tradition.

Billy Bob's Texas Stop by the world's largest honky-tonk for a concert.Photo courtesy of TRE

Music lovers will be thrilled to receive tickets to Billy Bob’s Texas, the world’s largest honky-tonk, where they can catch any available concert on the schedule.

There’s also a choice of cultural experiences, such as special exhibition passes to the Kimbell Art Museum. Through June 22, the Kimbell features "Modern Art and Politics in Germany 1910–1945," and starting September 14, visitors can marvel at "Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture from the Torlonia Collection."

For fans of classic rock and symphonic sounds, the giveaway includes two tickets to Windborne’s The Music of Queen with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, scheduled for August 29 and 30.

The Music of Queen Queen comes alive with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.Photo courtesy of TRE

Photo courtesy of Fort Worth Botanic Garden

Passes to the Fort Worth Botanic Garden are among the prizes.

Theater enthusiasts are also covered, with Stage West Theatre tickets for Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Fallen Soufflé (through June 29) or Fat Ham (August 28-September 14).

Family-friendly attractions round out the package, including tickets to the nationally ranked Fort Worth Zoo, the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, which showcases contemporary works from the 1940s to today.

Of course, four Regional Day Passes are also included, allowing winners to travel across TRE, DART, and Trinity Metro systems for a seamless, car-free experience.

Enter now and return daily through July 13 to increase your chances of winning. Whether you're a family looking for an affordable adventure, a couple planning a weekend of music and art, or a solo explorer craving new experiences, this giveaway is your ticket to an unforgettable summer with no road trip required — just hop aboard the TRE, skip the traffic, and dive into the culture, fun, and flavor of Fort Worth.

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One Hot Ticket

Dallas Mavericks cash in among most expensive tickets in NBA right now

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With a losing record of 13-23 as of Monday, January 5, the Dallas Mavericks probably aren’t the hottest ticket in town. Nonetheless, a ticket to a Mavs game at the American Airlines Center fetches one of the highest prices in the NBA right now.

Based on data from ticket broker SeatGeek, online betting platform eSportstars.io ranks a Mavs ticket as the fifth most expensive in the NBA, with an average price of $215. Ahead of the Mavs are the Los Angeles Lakers ($365.75), Golden State Warriors ($279.47), Boston Celtics ($247.96), and New York Knicks ($238.49).

In the past couple of years, Mavs fans have witnessed two significant on-the-court and off-the-court changes that could have affected ticket prices.

Last February, the Mavs traded point guard and shooting guard Luka Dončić to the Lakers as part of a three-team deal. Dončić now plays under a three-year, $165 million contract whose value could balloon to a record-setting $417 million in 2028. Five years ago, Dončić signed a five-year, $207 million contract with the Mavs.

In 2024, a year before the Dončić trade, Dallas billionaire Mark Cuban sold a majority stake in the Mavs to the family of Las Vegas casino billionaire Miriam Adelson for about $3.5 billion. He retained a 27 percent minority stake along with control of basketball operations.

Months afterward, Cuban revealed the primary reason for selling the $3.5 billion stake.

“Running a professional sports team isn’t always good,” Cuban said. “When you’re winning, it’s great. When you’re going to the finals, everybody loves you. But when you’re having a bad season — you see the hate on social media. I just don’t want [my three children] to put up with that abuse.”

Although both events were momentous, Dončić’s exit from the Mavs and Cuban’s sale of a majority stake apparently haven’t had a big impact on the team’s lofty ticket prices.

In fact, according to eSportstars.io, it’s cheaper to see Texas’ two other NBA teams — the San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets — in action than the Mavs. The average ticket to a Spurs game costs $141, putting it in 12th place among NBA teams. The Rockets sit at No. 23, with an average ticket price of $95.50. So far this season, the Spurs and Rockets enjoy winning records.

Just north of Texas, the Oklahoma City Thunder boasted the best NBA record (30-6) as of Monday, January 5. The average ticket to a Thunder game goes for $137, sandwiching it between the Spurs and Rockets.

While a Mavs ticket might be the most expensive among Texas’ three NBA teams, the Dallas franchise isn’t the state’s most valuable. That honor goes to the Rockets, whose value stood at $5.9 billion in 2025, making it the league’s seventh most valuable NBA franchise, according to Forbes.

The Mavs landed at No. 13, with a value of $5.1 billion, and the Spurs ranked 19th, with a value of $4.4 billion. The NBA’s most valuable team? The Golden State Warriors, at $11 billion.

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