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Irving's mayor called the developers of a proposed Las Colinas entertainment complex to a special City Council meeting Friday to answer questions that helped get her elected.

Mayor Beth Van Duyne has been a harsh critic of the city-financed project, which was strongly supported by her predecessor, Herb Gears.

Billy Bob Barnett and other partners of the Las Colinas Entertainment Group gambled and lost by spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on Gears’ failed re-election campaign.

Gears' ads, funded by their large contributions, put Mickey Mouse ears on Van Duyne and accused her of cheating taxpayers on expense reports, resume fraud and other misdeeds that she strongly denied.

The developers say their project can still survive on its merits even though she is now the mayor instead of Gears.

It calls for the construction of several live music venues and a collection of unique restaurants near the new Irving Convention Center.

"The intent here is to build a facility where we a