The Entertainment Capital of Texas is about to get even bigger, as another dream project is closer to being realized in The American Dream City. The $250 million Texas Live! entertainment complex is on pace for a summer grand opening, offering visitors to Arlington's Entertainment District exciting new options for live music, food and drinks and a great time.

Texas Live!, located between AT&T Stadium and the future Globe Life Field, is a partnership between the Texas Rangers, The Cordish Companies and City of Arlington. This world-class dining, entertainment and hospitality district will feature 200,000 square feet of dining and entertainment space, a 5,000-capacity outdoor event pavilion called Arlington Backyard, and the flagship Live! by Loews hotel, which opens in summer 2019.

MyArlingtonTV and local media were invited Tuesday to tour Texas Live!, which will include Lockhart Smokehouse, flagship PBR Cowboys Bar, a Guy Fieri restaurant, and a newly announced gourmet burger restaurant owned by Cowboys legend Troy Aikman.

Aikman applauded Arlington, the Texas Rangers and The Cordish Companies for creating another dynamic destination for residents, sports fans and tourists and said he was excited to be opening his first restaurant at Texas Live! this summer. The restaurant, named Troy's, will feature an outdoor patio space, live music seven days a week and a mouth-watering menu that features some of Aikman's personal favorites.

"This complex between the two stadiums is going to be unlike anything else. It really all comes together and makes for a great experience for the fans," Aikman said inside his future restaurant space during Tuesday's Texas Live! tour. "What a treasure for the City of Arlington to put to be able to this on display. It's tremendous. Arlington should be proud, residents should be proud."

With more than $1.25 billion in new investment between Texas Live! and the future retractable-roof ballpark for the Texas Rangers, Reed Cordish said there's nothing in the country that can compete with what The American Dream City has to offer. That includes the Arlington Backyard, a 5,000-capacity venue expected to host more than 250 events annually, such as art shows, concerts, cultural activities, charitable functions, community events and major festivals.