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Mid-Cities

Suburbs between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas

Summary

Suburbs between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas

The Mid-Cities is a suburban region filling the 30-mile (48 km) span between Dallas and Fort Worth. These communities include the cities of Arlington, Bedford, Colleyville, Coppell, Euless, Flower Mound, Grand Prairie, Grapevine, Haltom City, Hurst, Irving, Keller, Lewisville, Mansfield, North Richland Hills, Richland Hills, Southlake, and Watauga.

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 lying in Dallas and Denton counties. Some of these communities with a population over 100,000 are considered principal or major cities, despite being between Dallas and Fort Worth. Mid Cities are the fastest growing cities are outside of the city of Dallas and Fort Worth

Arlington (Tarrant County)
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
Grand Prairie (Dallas County)
Mansfield

Transportation in the Mid-Cities

Airports

DFW International Airport
Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
Arlington Municipal Airport

Highways

Rail

Trinity Railway Express
TEXRail
DART Orange Line

Major shopping centers in the Mid-Cities

Grapevine Mills
Irving Mall
North East Mall
The Parks Mall at Arlington
Southlake Town Center

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, at Globe Life Park in Arlington from 1994 to 2019, and at Globe Life Field since 2020. Meanwhile, the Dallas Cowboys football team has played at the Texas Stadium in Irving from 1971 to 2008 and at the AT&T Stadium in 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 in 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
Great Wolf Lodge
Epic Waters Indoor Water Park

Notable museums

Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Gambling

Lone Star Park

Venues

Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie
Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas
Toyota Music Factory

Education in the Mid-Cities

Higher education

Arlington Baptist College
Dallas Christian College (Farmers Branch)
Dallas College
- Brookhaven Campus (Farmers Branch)
- North Lake Campus (Irving)
Tarrant County College
- Northeast campus (Hurst)
- Southeast campus (Arlington)
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Mansfield)
University of Dallas (Irving)
University of Texas at Arlington

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 predominantly 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 (Fort Worth, TX)
- Fossil Ridge High School (Fort Worth, TX)
- Keller High School (Keller, Texas)
- 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

Staff. (October 3, 1966). "M-C Growth Cited as Big Tax Factor". Mid-Cities Daily News.
Staff. (December 20, 1979). "Lone Star Gas May Take Rate". Mid-Cities Daily News.
Staff. (June 3, 1975). "Arlington-Bedford bridge repair would aid travel". Mid-Cities Daily News.

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