A group of Norman residents has filed appeals with the Oklahoma Supreme Court challenging the tax-increment financing, or TIF, plan for a proposed entertainment district in northwest Norman, according to information published Oct. 12, 2026. The financing dispute concerns the entertainment district proposal, which includes an arena near the University of Oklahoma. The residents’ appeals put the project’s TIF component before the state’s highest court. The filing date, the residents’ specific arguments and the court’s next steps were not detailed in the available information.