"Brian" wrote

Not at all true. If ATC's perspective is that a 767 on short final for
runway 35 will not be able Go Around or Clear the Runway with out
creating a collision hazard with the Emergency aircraft landing runway
17, then ATC has every right to deny the pilot runway 17.

From an article referenced by ATC-News:

"(February 21, 2007)--Air traffic controllers at Dallas-Fort Worth
International Airport have been retrained after a pilot was denied a runway
request after declaring a low-fuel emergency.

The emergency was reported on an Aug. 31 American Airlines flight arriving
at DFW from Tulsa, Okla. The captain declared the emergency and asked to
land against the flow of traffic. But a controller supervisor said that
type of landing would delay other flights. A controller suggested the pilot
land on a different shorter runway or possibly divert to Dallas Love Field.
The pilot accepted landing with the air traffic, and the flight got on the
ground safely.

The Federal Aviation Administration has retrained DFW controllers to clarify
the controllers understanding and handling of such incidents."

It would appear that the FAA does not agree with how the controllers handled
the situation.

BDS