The Mid-Cities is a

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

Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

and

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. These communities include the cities of Arlington,

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, Colleyville, Coppell, Euless, Flower Mound,

Grand Prairie Grand Prairie is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Dallas, Tarrant, and Ellis counties with a small part extending into Johnson county. It is part of the Mid-Cities region in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It had a popul ...

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, Haltom City, Hurst, Irving, Keller, Lewisville,

Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of the Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area and the second largest settlement in Nottinghamshire (following the city ...

, 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. 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 *

* Euless *

* Lewisville (

Denton County Denton County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 906,422, making it the seventh-most populous county in Texas. The county seat is Denton. The county, which was named for John B. Denton, was esta ...

) * Flower Mound (Denton County) * Coppell (Dallas County) * Richland Hills * Dalworthington Gardens * Pantego *

(Dallas County) *

Transportation in the Mid-Cities

Airports

* DFW International Airport * Grand Prairie Municipal Airport * Arlington Municipal Airport

Highways

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John Carpenter Freeway * Texas 121

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SH 183 - Airport Freeway * Texas 360

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Rail

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* 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

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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 of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. T ...

football team has played at the

Texas Stadium Texas Stadium was an American football stadium located in Irving, Texas, a suburb west of Dallas. Opened on October 24, 1971, it was known for its distinctive hole in the roof, the result of abandoned plans to construct a retractable roof. Th ...

in Irving from 1971 to 2008 and at the

AT&T Stadium AT&T Stadium is a retractable roof stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States. It serves as the home of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL), and was completed on May 27, 2009. It is also the home of the Cotton Bowl Classic ...

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

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golf tournament. The Las Colinas Country Club hosts the

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's Volunteers of America Texas Shootout each spring as well. Other sports teams in the Mid-Cities are: *

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* Lone Star Brahmas * Texas Jr. Brahmas * Dallas Derby Devils * Vitesse Dallas

Amusement parks

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* Hurricane Harbor * NRH2O *

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* Epic Waters Indoor Water Park *

Notable museums

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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) *

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** Brookhaven Campus (Farmers Branch) ** North Lake Campus (Irving) * Tarrant County College ** Northeast campus (Hurst) ** Southeast campus (Arlington) *

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(Mansfield) *

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(Irving) *

University of Texas at Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA or UT Arlington) is a public research university in Arlington, Texas, United States. It is the second oldest university in the University of Texas System and was founded in 1895. It was in the Texas A& ...

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 **

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(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 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 include ...

* Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD ** L. D. Bell High School (Hurst, TX) **

Trinity High School Trinity High School is the name of high schools: United Kingdom * Trinity High School, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland * Trinity High School, Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland * Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre, in Redditch, England * Trin ...

* 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 Mansfield Summit High School is a size 5A secondary school located in Arlington, Texas, and is part of the Mansfield Independent School District. The school serves a portion of Arlington. The school first opened in the Fall of 2002. As of 2024, ...

(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

Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex