The Mid-Cities is a suburban region of Texas filling the thirty-mile span between Dallas and Fort Worth. These communities include the cities of Irving, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Lewisville, Flower Mound, Grapevine, Southlake, Colleyville, HEB (Hurst, Euless and Bedford), NRH (North Richland Hills and Richland Hills), Haltom City, Watauga, Keller, and Roanoke.
Three of these communities, Arlington (population 365,438), Irving (population 216,290), and Grand Prairie (population 175,396), are notable cities in their own right, and each ranks among the larger cities in Texas.
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Cities
The list features cities that are considered part of the Mid-Cities. Most of these communities are predominantly in Tarrant County, with minor exceptions. Some of these communities with a population of over 100,000, are considered principal or major cities, despite being between Dallas and Fort Worth.
- Arlington
- Irving (Dallas County)
- North Richland Hills
- Haltom City
- Watauga
- Keller
- Colleyville
- Southlake
- Hurst
- Bedford
- Euless
- Grapevine
- Lewisville (Denton County)
- Flower Mound (Denton County)
- Coppell (Dallas County)
- Richland Hills
- Dalworthington Gardens
- Pantego
- Roanoke
- Grand Prairie (Dallas County)
- Mansfield
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Transportation in the Mid-Cities
Airports
- DFW International Airport
- Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
- Arlington Municipal Airport
Highways
Rail
- Trinity Railway Express
- DART Orange Line
Major shopping centers in the Mid-Cities
- Grapevine Mills
- Irving Mall
- MacArthur Crossing Irving Texas
- North East Mall
- Parks Mall
- Six Flags Mall
- Trader's Village
- Arlington Highlands
- Southlake Town Center
- Lincoln Square (Arlington,TX)
- Grand Prairie Premium Outlets
Entertainment in the Mid-Cities
Major Sports
Arlington hosts two major teams. The Texas Rangers baseball team have played at Arlington Stadium from 1972 to 1993 and at Globe Life Park in Arlington since 1994. Meanwhile, the Dallas Cowboys football team has played at the Texas Stadium at Irving from 1971 to 2008 and at the AT&T Stadium at Arlington since 2009.
The International Bowling Campus, which houses the United States Bowling Congress, International Bowling Museum and the International Bowling Hall of Fame, is also located at Arlington.
The Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas hosts the Byron Nelson Championship, an annual PGA Tour golf tournament. The Las Colinas Country Club hosts the LPGA Tour's Volunteers of America Texas Shootout each spring as well.
Other sports teams in the Mid-Cities are:
- Grand Prairie AirHogs
- Lone Star Brahmas
- Texas Jr. Brahmas
- Dallas Derby Devils
- Vitesse Dallas
Amusement Parks
- Six Flags
- Hurricane Harbor
- NRH2O
Gambling
- Lone Star Park
Venues
- Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
Education in the Mid-Cities
Colleges/Universities
- North Lake College (Irving)
- Dallas Baptist University (Grand Prairie)
- Brookhaven College
- Tarrant County College (Arlington and Hurst)
- Dallas Christian College
- University of Dallas (Irving)
- University of Texas at Arlington
- Arlington Baptist College
- Letourneau University
- Brown Mackie College
High Schools
This list features high schools that serve the Mid-Cities communities. Some of the campuses' city limits are within either Dallas or Fort Worth, examples such as Keller ISD have a significant amount of their high school campuses predominately in Fort Worth city limits, despite being based in Keller.
- Arlington ISD
- Arlington High School
- Bowie High School (Arlington, TX)
- Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas)
- Martin High School (Arlington, TX)
- Sam Houston High School (Arlington, Texas)
- Seguin High School (Arlington, Texas)
- Birdville ISD
- Birdville High School (North Richland Hills, TX)
- Haltom High School
- Richland High School
- Carroll ISD
- Carroll High School (Southlake, TX)
- Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
- Ranchview High School(Irving Texas)
- Coppell ISD
- Coppell High School
- Grand Prairie ISD
- Grand Prairie High School
- South Grand Prairie High School
- Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
- Colleyville Heritage High School
- Grapevine High School
- Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD
- L. D. Bell High School (Hurst, TX)
- Trinity High School
- Irving ISD
- Irving High School
- Jack E. Singley Academy (Irving, Texas)
- MacArthur High School (Irving, Texas)
- Nimitz High School (Irving, Texas)
- Keller ISD
- Central High School (Keller, TX)
- Fossil Ridge High School (Fort Worth, TX)
- Keller High School
- Timber Creek High School (Fort Worth, TX)
- Mansfield ISD
- Mansfield High School (Mansfield, Texas)
- Mansfield Summit High School (Arlington, Texas)
- Mansfield Timberview High School (Arlington, Texas)
- Mansfield Legacy High School (Mansfield, Texas)
- Mansfield Lake Ridge High School (Mansfield, Texas)
- Northwest ISD
- Byron Nelson High School (Trophy Club, TX)
References
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