TEMPLE, Texas (KWTX) - Temple city leaders are calling the first ever Tanglefoot Music Festival a huge success despite seeing a more than $900,000 loss in profit.

It was the city’s most ambitious event yet and it came with a $3 million price tag. And now it has a lingering near-million dollar deficit.

Musicians and vendors came to town from across the state and the country.

“We were one of the one’s that were local from just down the street and so we were excited to be involved,” says Ronnie Schoepf, the owner of Schoepf’s BBQ in Belton.

Schoepf was one of 16 food vendors selected to participate. He says it was a huge success for him personally and he feels the city benefited greatly too.

“We did some networking with a lot of other BBQ joints but also getting to meet a lot of other pe

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