(TEXAS TRIBUNE) - DALLAS - On Tuesday morning in downtown Dallas, it might have been hard to tell the state's third largest city has suffered some big-name economic losses.

Colorful street art installed for the FIFA World Cup, which has injected good vibes and camaraderie into the sprawling 8. 5 million-person region, adorned car-jammed streets.

Employees holding coffee cups passed through the glass front doors of Whitacre Tower, long home to AT&T, like any other day.