The Mid-Cities is a

suburban A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separa ...

region filling the 30-mile (48 km) span between

Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...

and Fort Worth. These communities include the cities of Arlington,

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...

, Colleyville, Coppell, Euless,

Flower Mound Flower Mound is an incorporated town located in Denton and Tarrant counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Located northwest of Dallas and northeast of Fort Worth adjacent to Grapevine Lake, the town derives its name from a prominent mound locate ...

, Grand Prairie, Grapevine, Haltom City, Hurst,

Irving Irving may refer to: People *Irving (name), including a list of people with the name Fictional characters * Irving, the main character's love interest in Cathy (comic strip) * Lloyd Irving, the main protagonist in the ''Tales of Symphonia'' vide ...

, Keller, Lewisville,

Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market t ...

, 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

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. * Arlington ( Tarrant County) *

( Dallas County) * North Richland Hills * Haltom City * Watauga * Keller * Colleyville * Southlake * Hurst *

* Euless * Grapevine * Lewisville ( Denton County) *

(Denton County) * Coppell (Dallas County) * Richland Hills *

Dalworthington Gardens Dalworthington Gardens is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States and a suburb of Arlington. The population was 2,259 at the 2010 census. History The community was established in 1934 as a subsistence homestead project during the Great ...

* Pantego * Grand Prairie (Dallas County) *

Transportation in the Mid-Cities

Airports

DFW International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport , also known as DFW Airport, is the primary international airport serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and the North Texas Region in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the largest hub for American Ai ...

* Grand Prairie Municipal Airport * Arlington Municipal Airport

Highways

Rail

* Trinity Railway Express * TEXRail *

DART Orange Line The Orange Line (labeled as the Purple Line on maps prior to 2006) is a light rail line operated by the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system in Dallas, Irving, Richardson and Plano, Texas. It runs from DFW Airport via downtown Dallas to Plan ...

Major shopping centers in the Mid-Cities

Grapevine Mills Grapevine Mills is a shopping mall in Grapevine, Texas, United States, in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. Grapevine Mills currently totals over in size. Grapevine Mills opened on October 30, 1997, and is one of the largest malls owned ...

* Irving Mall * North East Mall *

Parks Mall The Parks Mall at Arlington is a shopping mall that opened in 1988 at 3811 South Cooper Street ( FM 157) and Interstate 20 in South Arlington, Texas between Fort Worth and Dallas. It went through a renovation in 1996. It is one of the leading shop ...

Southlake Town Center Southlake Town Square is a shopping precinct located in the city of Southlake, in the U.S. state of Texas. Owned and managed by Kite Realty Group. History The plans to develop open pastures into an upscale downtown for the City of Southlake b ...

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 The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East divis ...

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 The AT&T Byron Nelson is a golf tournament in Texas on the PGA Tour, currently hosted by TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, northeast of Dallas. Held in May, it is one of two PGA Tour stops in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex – which until the 2020- ...

, an annual

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golf tournament. The Las Colinas Country Club hosts the LPGA Tour's

Volunteers of America Texas Shootout The Volunteers of America Classic is a women's professional golf tournament in Texas on the LPGA Tour. It debuted in April 2013 at Las Colinas Country Club in Irving, northwest of downtown Dallas. Volunteers of America, the title sponsor, is ...

each spring as well. Other sports teams in the Mid-Cities are: * Grand Prairie AirHogs * Lone Star Brahmas *

Texas Jr. Brahmas The Texas Junior Brahmas are a Tier III junior ice hockey team based in North Richland Hills, Texas, that plays in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) South Division. The team plays in the NYTEX Sports Centre and is owned by NYTEX Sports. ...

* Dallas Derby Devils * Vitesse Dallas

Amusement parks

* Six Flags * Hurricane Harbor * NRH2O *

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* 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 Texas Trust CU Theatre is an American concert hall located in Grand Prairie, Texas, 16 miles west of Dallas and 24 miles east of Fort Worth. It is near Lone Star Park and AirHogs Stadium. The theatre is currently operated by AEG and owned by th ...

* Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas * Toyota Music Factory

Education in the Mid-Cities

Colleges/universities

* North Lake College (Irving) * Dallas Baptist University (Grand Prairie) * Brookhaven College *

Tarrant County College Tarrant County College (TCC) or Tarrant County College District (TCCD) is a public community college in Tarrant County, Texas. It offers Associate of Arts, an Associate of Science, an Associate of Applied Science, and Associate of Arts in Teachi ...

(Arlington and Hurst) * Dallas Christian College * University of Dallas (Irving) * University of Texas at Arlington *

Arlington Baptist College Arlington Baptist University is a private Baptist Bible college in Arlington, Texas. It is the official education institution of the World Baptist Fellowship and it offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. History The college w ...

* 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 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) Sam Houston High School, located in east Arlington, Texas, is a public high school serving grades 9-12. It is one of the six high schools comprising the Arlington Independent School District in Arlington, Texas. The current principal is Juan Vi ...

** Seguin High School (Arlington, Texas) *

Birdville ISD The Birdville Independent School District is a K-12 public school district based in Haltom City, Texas ( USA). The name derives from a former community in the area, which later became part of Haltom City. Finances As of the 2017-2018 school ...

** 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 Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Grand Prairie, Texas, United States. GPISD is a district serving more than 29,339 students within the Dallas County portion of Grand Prairie. The district boasts ...

** Grand Prairie High School ** South Grand Prairie High School * Grapevine-Colleyville ISD ** Colleyville Heritage High School **

Grapevine High School Grapevine High School is a public high school located in the far northeast portion of Tarrant County in the city of Grapevine, Texas (USA). It is part of the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District. Its attendance boundary includes ...

* Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD **

L. D. Bell High School Lawrence Dale Bell High School (generally known as L.D. Bell High School and also known as Hurst Bell) is an American high school located in the cities of Hurst and Bedford, Texas and part of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. ...

(Hurst, TX) ** Trinity High School * Irving ISD **

Irving High School Irving High School is a public high school in Irving, Texas Irving is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in Dallas County, it is also an inner ring suburb of Dallas. The city of Irving is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Acc ...

Jack E. Singley Academy Jack E. Singley Academy (formerly The Academy of Irving ISD) is a career-oriented public high school in Irving, Texas, United States. The school is a part of the Irving Independent School District. The Academy grants admission to students through ...

(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 Byron Nelson High School is a public high school located in Trophy Club, Texas about north of Fort Worth, Texas, in Denton County and opened in August 2009 for the 09–10 school year. It is the second high school in the Northwest Independent S ...

(Trophy Club, TX)

References

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