Lites says entertainment center will be in Cedar Park despite reports

Two Major League Baseball websites reported this week that the Dallas Stars Hockey Club will build its arena for the Texas Stars right across the street from the Dell Diamond in Round Rock.

The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros both had the information nestled inside larger stories regarding Nolan Ryan's future as potential president of the Rangers.

Jim Lites of the Hicks Sports Management Group said," There's nothing about that in that story that's true."

"We're connected to Cedar Park," Lites said of HSM's commitment to building the entertainment center on the land that's on the northwest side of the New Hope Road-183A intersection. "We've worked very hard on this deal."

Lites said the deal should be wrapped up and ready for all signatures, which is scheduled to be done at a special-called joint city council-4A economic development meeting on February 13.

Lites said there was most likely a misunderstanding about building an arena across from the Dell Diamond, which is home to the Round Rock Express, the Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros. Nolan Ryan owns the Express baseball club. Lites said Ryan was being interviewed for the job as president of the Texas Rangers.

The Cedar Park Entertainment Center will be the future home of the Texas Stars, which are currently the Iowa Stars, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Dallas Stars. Lites has been president of both the Rangers and the Dallas Stars and now oversees projects for HSM.

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