City of Dallas
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Motto: Live Large. The current flag of Dallas, Texas ( USA) was adopted 13 February 1967. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Think Big.
Location in Dallas County and the state of Texas
Coordinates: 32°46′58″N 96°48′14″W / 32.78278, -96.80389
Country	United States of America
State	Texas
Counties	Dallas Collin Denton Rockwall Kaufman
Incorporated	2 February 1856
Government
- Mayor	Tom Leppert
Area
- City	385. Dallas County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (colloquially referred Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. List of Texas county name etymologies|List of Texas county seat name etymologies The state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U Dallas County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (colloquially referred Collin County is a Suburban County located in the US state of Texas. Denton County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 its population was 432976 in 2007 the U Rockwall County is a County located in the US state of Texas. Kaufman County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 its population was 71313 A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Tom Leppert (born March 22, 1955) is the Mayor of Dallas Texas and former CEO of Turner Construction Company. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status 0 sq mi (997. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 1 km²)
- Land	342. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 5 sq mi (887. 2 km²)
- Water	42. 5 sq mi (110. 0 km²)
Elevation	430 ft (131 m)
Population (2006)
- City	1,232,940 (9th)
- Density	3,605. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status The Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 08/sq mi (1,391. 9/km²)
- Metro	6,145,037 (4th Largest)
- Demonym	Dallasites
Time zone	Central (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	Central (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	214, 469, 972
FIPS code	48-19000[1]
GNIS feature ID	1380944[2]
Primary Airport	Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport- DFW (Major/International)
Secondary Airport	Dallas Love Field- DAL (Major)
Website: dallascityhall.com

Dallas (pronounced /ˈdæləs/) is the third-largest (as estimated by the United States Census Bureau on 1 July 2006) city in the state of Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Daylight saving time ( DST The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Dallas Love Field is a city-owned public-use Airport located five Nautical miles (9 km) northwest of the Central business district of Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The city covers 385 square miles (997 km²) and is the county seat of Dallas County. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Dallas County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (colloquially referred ^[3] As of July 1, 2006, U. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. S. Census estimates the population of Dallas at over 1,200,000 people. ^[4]

The city is the main economic center of the 12-county Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area—at over 6. The Dallas – Fort Worth – Arlington metropolitan area, a title designated by the U 1 million people, it is the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced

Dallas is also listed as a gamma world city by the Loughborough University Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network. Loughborough University is a Campus university located in the Market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands ^[5]

Dallas was founded in 1841 and formally incorporated as a city on February 1856. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status The city's economy is primarily based on the petroleum industry, telecommunications, computer technology, banking, and transportation. The petroleum industry includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transporting (often by Oil tankers and pipelines A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another It is the core of the largest inland metropolitan area in the United States and lacks any navigable link to the sea^[6]—Dallas's prominence despite this comes from its historical importance as a center for the oil and cotton industries, its position along numerous railroad lines, and a strong industrial and financial sector. A body of water such as a River, Canal or Lake, is navigable if it is deep wide and slow enough for a vessel to pass and there are no obstructions like An oil is a substance that is in a viscous Liquid state ( "oily") at ambient temperatures or slightly warmer and is Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp ^[7]

Dallas is currently the third most popular destination for business travel, and the Dallas Convention Center, in downtown Dallas, is one of the largest and busiest convention centers in the country, at over 1 million square feet, and the world's largest singular column-free exhibit hall. The Dallas Convention Center, originally the Dallas Memorial Auditorium, is a meeting hall event/ convention center and Civic center in the Convention [3]

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Topography 3 Climate 4 Cityscape 4.1 Architecture 4.2 Neighborhoods 5 Culture 5.1 Politics 5.2 Cuisine 5.3 Arts 5.4 Sports 5.4.1 Recreation 5.5 Media 5.6 Religion 5.7 Events 6 Economy 7 Law and government 7.1 Crime and enforcement 7.2 Fire protection 8 Demographics 9 Education 9.1 Colleges and universities 9.2 Primary and secondary schools 9.2.1 Public schools 9.2.2 Private schools 9.3 Libraries 10 Infrastructure 10.1 Health systems 10.2 Transportation 10.3 Utilities 11 Sister Cities 12 References 13 See also 14 Further reading 15 External links

History

Main article: History of Dallas, Texas

See also: Historical events of Dallas, Texas

Before Texas was claimed in the 16th century as a part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain by the Spanish Empire, the Dallas area was inhabited by the Caddo Native Americans. This article traces the history of Dallas, Texas ( USA) Territorial Period (1500s-1838 See also History of Dallas Texas (through This article contains a timeline of major events in the history of Dallas, Texas ( USA) The Viceroyalty of New Spain (Virreinato de Nueva España was a name given to the Viceroy -ruled territories of the Spanish Empire in North America, The Spanish Empire (Imperio Español was one of the largest Empires in history and one of the first Global empires In the 15th and 16th centuries The Caddo are a nation or group of tribes of Southeastern Native Americans who in the 16th century inhabited much of what is now East Texas, western Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Later, France also claimed the area, but in 1819 the Adams-Onís Treaty made the Red River the northern boundary of New Spain, officially placing Dallas well within Spanish territory. France was a dominant empire in the world from the 1600s to the late 1960s possessing many colonies in various locations around the world The Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819 settled a border dispute in North America between the United States and Spain. ^[8] The area remained under Spanish rule until 1821, when Mexico declared independence from Spain and the area became part of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Coahuila y Tejas (or Coahuila and Texas) was one of the constituent states of the newly established United Mexican States under its 1824 Constitution In 1836, the Republic of Texas broke off from Mexico to become an independent nation. The Republic of Texas was a sovereign Nation in North America between the United States and Mexico that existed from 1836 to ^[9] In 1839, four years into the Republic's existence, Warren Angus Ferris surveyed the area around present-day Dallas. Warren Angus Ferris ( December 25, 1810 in Glen Falls New York - February 8, 1873) was a trapper and fur trader in the Rocky Mountains He shot the bears, poisoned the wolves, chased off the natives, and made the area safe for John N. Bryan to "found" the city of Dallas in 1841. John Neely Bryan ( December 24, 1810 – September 8, 1877) was a Presbyterian farmer lawyer and tradesman in the United States In 1845 the Republic of Texas was annexed by the United States and Dallas County was established the following year. Dallas County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (colloquially referred It is strongly debated whether the City of Dallas, Texas is named after the U. S. Vice President, George Mifflin Dallas. George Mifflin Dallas (July 10 1792 &ndash December 31 1864 was a U ^[10]

Geography

Dallas is the county seat of Dallas County. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Dallas County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (colloquially referred Portions of the city extend into neighboring Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 385 square miles (997. Collin County is a Suburban County located in the US state of Texas. Denton County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 its population was 432976 in 2007 the U Kaufman County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 its population was 71313 Rockwall County is a County located in the US state of Texas. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 1 km²)—342. 5 square miles (887. 1 km²) of it is land and 42. 5 square miles (110. 1 km²) of it (11. 03%) is water. Dallas makes up one-fifth of the much larger urbanized area known as the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex—about a quarter of all Texans live in the Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington metropolitan area. The Dallas – Fort Worth – Arlington metropolitan area, a title designated by the U ^[11]

Dallas shares the same latitude with Nagasaki, Japan. ( is the Capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan.

Topography

Main article: Geology of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Dallas, and its surrounding area, is mostly flat and lies at an elevation ranging from 450 feet (137 m) to 550 feet (168 m). The western edge of the Austin chalk formation, a limestone escarpment, rises 200 feet (61 m) and runs roughly north-south through Dallas County The uplift is particularly noticeable in the neighborhood of Oak Cliff and the adjacent cities of Cockrell Hill, Cedar Hill, Grand Prairie, and Irving. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 Oak Cliff Dallas (formerly city of Oak Cliff was a town located in Dallas County, Texas ( USA) that was annexed by the neighboring city of Cockrell Hill is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. Cedar Hill is a city in Dallas and Ellis Counties in the US state of Texas. Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Ellis, and Tarrant Counties in the U Irving (pronounced 'er-ving' is a city located in the US state of Texas within Dallas County. Marked variations in terrain are also found in cities immediately to the west in Tarrant County surrounding Fort Worth

The Trinity River is a major Texas waterway that passes from the city of Irving into west Dallas, where it is paralleled by Interstate 35E along the Stemmons Corridor, then flows alongside western downtown, and through and alongside south Dallas and Pleasant Grove, paralleled by Interstate 45, where it exits into unincorporated Dallas County and heads southeast to Houston. Tarrant County is a County located in the US state of Texas. As of 2007 it had a population of 1717435 Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. The Trinity River is a 710-mile long river that flows entirely within the U Irving (pronounced 'er-ving' is a city located in the US state of Texas within Dallas County. Demographics As of the 2000 US census, there were 24132 people residing in the neighborhood Interstate 35E (abbreviated I-35E) an Interstate highway, is the eastern half of Interstate 35 where it splits to serve different cities in Texas The Stemmons Corridor or Lower Stemmons is a stretch of industrial and commercial property in northwest Dallas, Texas ( USA) Downtown Dallas is the main business district in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city South Dallas is an area in Dallas, Texas, ( USA) It is usually either defined in one of two ways As the area south of the Trinity River and south of Interstate Pleasant Grove is an area in southeastern Dallas, Texas ( USA) Interstate 45 (I-45 is an Interstate Highway located entirely within the U Dallas County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (colloquially referred The river is flanked on both sides by 50 feet (15 m) tall earthen levees to protect the city from floods. Dike (constructionEmbankmentA levee, levée, dike (or dyke) embankment, floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial ^[12] The river has been treated much like a drainage ditch throughout Dallas's history, but as Dallas began shifting towards a postindustrial society, public outcry about a lack of aesthetic and recreational use for the river ultimately gave way to the Trinity River Project. The Trinity River Project is a public works project undertaken in the 2000s in the city of Dallas, Texas, USA. The project, which began in the early 2000s and is scheduled to reach completion in the 2010s, will result in lakes, new park facilities and trails, and transportation improvements.

As a result, the Trinity River project area will reach for over 20 miles in length within the city and the overall geographical land area addressed by the Trinity River Land Use Plan is approximately 44,000 acres in size – about 20% of the land area in Dallas. Parks and the natural Great Trinity Forest will together encompass approximately 10,000 acres, making it one of the largest and diverse urban parks in the world.

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White Rock Lake, a reservoir constructed at the beginning of the 20th century, is Dallas's other significant water feature. White Rock Lake is a man made reservoir and Freshwater Lake located in east Dallas, Texas ( USA) used for a small portion The lake and surrounding park are a popular destination among boaters, rowers, joggers, and bikers in the Lakewood/Casa Linda Estates neighborhoods of east Dallas. Lakewood is a neighborhood in East Dallas, Texas ( USA) It is adjacent to White Rock Lake, Bryan Place, and Downtown Casa Linda Estates is a neighborhood in east Dallas, Texas ( USA) This article is about the eastern portion of Dallas Texas For the old city and the neighborhood that exists there now see Old East Dallas. The 66-acre (267,000 m²) Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden lies on the lake's eastern shore. The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden is a 66- Acre (267000  m²) botanical garden located at 8617 Garland Road in east Dallas, ^[14] Bachman Lake, just northwest of Love Field, is a smaller lake and park also used for recreation. Bachman Lake is a small Freshwater Lake located in the Love Field neighborhood of northwest Dallas, Texas ( USA Dallas Love Field is a city-owned public-use Airport located five Nautical miles (9 km) northwest of the Central business district of Lake Ray Hubbard, a 22,745-acre (92 km²) lake, is a vast and popular recreational lake located in an extension of Dallas surrounded by Garland, Rowlett, Rockwall, and Sunnyvale. Lake Ray Hubbard, formerly Forney Reservoir, is a Freshwater lake located in Dallas, Kaufman, Collin, and Rockwall County Garland is a city in Dallas County in the US state of Texas. It is an inner suburb northeast of Dallas and is a major part of the "Rowlett" redirects here For other uses see Rowlett (disambiguation. Rockwall is a city in Rockwall County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Sunnyvale is a town in Dallas County, Texas, United States and a suburb of Dallas. ^[15] Mountain Creek Lake is a small lake along Dallas's border with Grand Prairie and is home to the (defunct as of September 1998) Naval Air Station Dallas (Hensley Field). Mountain Creek Lake is a Reservoir located southwest of downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) in the Mountain Creek area of the Grand Prairie is a city in Dallas, Ellis, and Tarrant Counties in the U Naval Air Station Dallas (also Hensley Field) was a United States Navy Naval Air Station located on Mountain Creek Lake in southwest Dallas Naval Air Station Dallas (also Hensley Field) was a United States Navy Naval Air Station located on Mountain Creek Lake in southwest Dallas ^[16] North Lake, a small lake in an extension of Dallas surrounded by Irving and Coppell, served primarily as a water source for a nearby power plant, but the surrounding area is now being targeted for redevelopment due to its proximity to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (a plan that the neighboring cities oppose). North Lake is a Reservoir in a northwestern extension of Dallas, Texas ( USA) southeast of Coppell. Irving (pronounced 'er-ving' is a city located in the US state of Texas within Dallas County. Coppell is a city in extreme northwest Dallas and Denton Counties in the U ^[17].

Climate

Main article: Climate of Dallas, Texas

Weather averages for Dallas, Texas
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high °F (°C)	55 (13)	61 (16)	69 (21)	77 (25)	84 (29)	92 (33)	96 (36)	96 (36)	89 (32)	79 (26)	66 (19)	57 (14)
Average low °F (°C)	36 (2)	41 (5)	49 (9)	56 (13)	65 (18)	73 (23)	77 (25)	76 (24)	69 (21)	58 (14)	47 (8)	39 (4)
Precipitation inches (mm)	1. The city of Dallas, Texas ( USA) has a Humid subtropical climate ( Koppen climate classification Cfa) yet the city and the surrounding In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric 89 (48)	2. 31 (58. 7)	3. 13 (79. 5)	3. 46 (87. 9)	5. 30 (134. 6)	3. 92 (99. 6)	2. 43 (61. 7)	2. 17 (55. 1)	2. 65 (67. 3)	4. 65 (118. 1)	2. 61 (66. 3)	2. 53 (64. 3)
Source: weather. com [18] 2008-01-10

Dallas has a humid subtropical climate, yet this part of Texas also tends to receive warm, dry winds from the north and west in the summer. Humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa or Cwa) is a climate zone characterized by hot humid summers and chilly to mild winters Winters are generally mild, with typical daytime highs between 50 °F (10 °C) and 65 °F (18 °C) and nighttime lows between 30 °F (−1 °C) and 50 °F (10 °C). Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. However, strong cold fronts known as "Blue Northers" sometimes pass through Dallas, plummeting nightly lows below 30 °F (−1 °C). Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. Snowfall is seen on average 2-4. "Snowfall" redirects here For other uses see Snow (disambiguation or Snowfall (disambiguation. 5 days out of the year and snow accumulation is typically seen at least once every winter. ^[19] A couple of times each year, warm and humid air from the south overrides cold, dry air, leading to freezing rain, which often causes major disruptions in the city if the roads and highways become dangerously slick. Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air In daily language the term "humidity" is normally taken to mean Relative humidity. Freezing rain is a type of precipitation that begins as Snow at higher altitude falling from a Cloud towards earth melts completely on its way down while passing On the other hand, daytime highs above 65 °F (18 °C) are also not unusual during the winter season. Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736 a German Physicist who proposed it in 1724 The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. In sum, extremes in weather are more readily seen in Dallas and Texas as a whole than along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, due to the state's location in the middle of the U. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions S.

Spring and autumn bring pleasant weather to the area. Vibrant wildflowers (such as the bluebonnet, Indian paintbrush and other flora) bloom in spring and are planted around the highways throughout Texas. A wildflower (or wild flower) is a Flower that grows wild meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted The bluebonnet, a name common to several North American species of Lupinus ' is the state Flower of Texas. Castilleja, commonly known as Indian paintbrush or Prairie-fire, is a Genus of about 200 species of annual and perennial In Botany, flora ( Plural: floras or florae has two meanings The first meaning flora of an area or of time period, refers to all ^[20] Springtime weather can be quite volatile, but temperatures themselves are generally mild. Severe weather is any destructive weather phenomenon. The term is usually used to refer to severe thunderstorms and related phenomena such as Tornados The weather in Dallas is also pleasant between late September and early November, and unlike springtime, major storms rarely form in the area.

In the spring, cool fronts moving from Canada collide with warm, humid air streaming in from the Gulf Coast. Southern Methodist University ("SMU" is a private, Coeducational University in University Park, Texas (an enclave Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Gulf Coast region of the United States comprises the coasts of states which border the Gulf of Mexico. When these fronts meet over northern and central Texas, severe thunder storms are generated with spectacular lightning shows, occasional torrents of rain, hail, and at times, tornadoes. A weather front is a boundary separating two masses of air of different densities, and is the principal cause of meteorological phenomena. Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of Electricity, which typically occurs during Thunderstorms and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or Hail is a form of precipitation which consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice (hailstones Over time, tornadoes are perhaps the biggest threat to the city. A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus Dallas was hit by a powerful tornado on 2 April 1957, The tornado would have likely been an F3. The Dallas tornado outbreak of April 1957 was a deadly Tornado outbreak that struck most of the Southern United States from April 2 to the early hours of April 4 Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The Fujita scale ( F-Scale) or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating Tornado intensity based on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures ^[21] On March 28, 2000, the “Fort Worth Tornado” had an impact upon Dallas's neighbor Fort Worth's downtown, and a tornado in Arlington, Texas also happened that day damaging some homes. The Fort Worth Tornado Tornado occurred on March 28, 2000, moving eastward through the downtown area of Fort Worth, Texas ( USA Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. Arlington is a Suburb of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas ( USA) within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area Even though Dallas lies at the lower end of the "Tornado Alley", that day had the worst tornadoes to happen to the metroplex in the last 50 years. For the book by William S Burroughs, see Tornado Alley (book.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture places the city of Dallas in Plant Hardiness Zone 8a. A hardiness zone is a geographically-defined zone in which a specific category of Plant life is capable of growing as defined by Temperature hardiness or ability ^[22] Dallas has the 12th worst ozone air pollution in the nation according to the American Lung Association, ranking it behind Los Angeles and Houston. The American Lung Association ( ALA) is a Non-profit organization that "fights lung disease in all its forms with special emphasis on Asthma, Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West ^[23] Much of the air pollution in Dallas, and the DFW Metroplex in general, comes from a hazardous materials incineration plant in the southern-most suburb of Midlothian, as well as concrete installations in neighboring Ellis County. Midlothian is a city in northwest Ellis County, Texas, United States. Ellis County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 its population was 111360 ^[24] Another major contributor to air pollution is exhaust from automobiles. Due to Dallas's spread out nature and high amount of urban sprawl, automobiles are the only available mode of transportation for many. Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is the spreading of a city and its Suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area All time recorded high is 113 °F, and all time recorded low is -2 °F.

The average daily low in Dallas is 57 °F (14 °C) and the average daily high in Dallas is 77 °F (25 °C). ^[18] Dallas receives approximately 37. 1 inches (942. Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 3 mm) of rain per year, much of which is delivered in the spring or summer. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to

Cityscape

Architecture

See also: List of tallest buildings in Dallas

Dallas's skyline contains several buildings over 700 feet (210 m) in height and the city is considered the fifteenth-tallest city on earth. This list of tallest buildings in Dallas ranks Skyscrapers and in the city of Dallas, Texas by height The state of Texas is home to many of the tallest Skyscrapers in the United States. ^[25]

Most of the notable architecture in Dallas is modernist and postmodernist. This article is concerned with architectural aspects of Modernism; for the most recent developments in architecture see Contemporary architecture. Postmodern architecture was an international style whose first examples are generally cited as being from the 1950s and which continues to influence present-day Architecture Iconic examples of modernist architecture include I. M. Pei's Fountain Place, the Bank of America Plaza, Renaissance Tower, and Reunion Tower. Ieoh Ming Pei ( (b April 26, 1917) commonly known by his initials I Fountain Place, located at 1445 Ross Avenue in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas is a 60-story modern -styled Skyscraper The Bank of America Plaza, located at 901 Main Street in downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) is a 72-story modern -styled Renaissance Tower, located at 1201 Elm Street in downtown Dallas, Texas is a 56-story modern -styled Skyscraper. __FORCETOC__ Reunion Tower is a 560 foot (171  m) Observation tower and one of the most recognizable landmarks in Dallas, Texas Examples of postmodernist architecture include the JPMorgan Chase Tower and Comerica Bank Tower. The JPMorgan Chase Tower, located at 2200 Ross Avenue in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) Comerica Bank Tower On August 13, 2007, Comerica Bank announced that it would move its corporate headquarters to the building Several smaller structures are fashioned in the Gothic Revival (Kirby Building) and neoclassical (Davis and Wilson Buildings) styles. The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement which began The Kirby Building is a 16-story High-rise in Downtown Dallas that was completed in 1913 Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century both as a reaction against the Rococo The Davis Building is a 20 story high-rise in Downtown Dallas. One architectural “hotbed” in the city is a stretch of homes along Swiss Avenue, which contains all shades and variants of architecture from Victorian to neoclassical. Swiss Avenue is an elegant residential street and historic district in east Dallas, Texas ( USA) The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of Architectural styles predominantly employed during the Victorian era. ^[26]

As a result of the Trinity River Project, Dallas is also seeing construction of a series of bridges designed by Santiago Calatrava. Santiago Calatrava Valls (born July 28, 1951) is an internationally recognized and award-winning Valencian Spanish Architect, The first one being built the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge will reach a height of over 40 stories above the river basin. The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge is one of three Santiago Calatrava -designed bridges being built over the Trinity River in Dallas, Texas ( USA

Neighborhoods

Major areas in the city include:

Central Dallas is anchored by Downtown, the center of the city and the epicenter of urban revival, coupled with Oak Lawn and Uptown Dallas, new urbanist areas anchored by dense retail, restaurants, and nightlife. Downtown Dallas is the main business district in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city Oak Lawn is a neighborhood in Dallas, Texas ( USA) defined in Dallas City Ordinance 21859 as Planned Development District No Uptown is a PID (public improvement district and neighborhood in Dallas, Texas, ( USA) New Urbanism is an American Urban design movement that arose in the early 1980s Downtown Dallas has a variety of neighborhoods, including the West End Historic District, the Arts District, the Main Street District, Farmers Market District, the City Center business district, the Convention Center District, the Reunion District and Victory Park. The West End Historic District is an area in northwest downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) generally north of Commerce east of I-35E, west The Arts District is a performing and visual arts district in downtown Dallas Texas ( USA) The Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) runs along Main Street an east-west street running from its split with Commerce street The Farmers Market District is an area in southeastern downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) The City Center District is an area in north-central downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) The Convention Center District is an area in southern downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) The Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) is an area in western downtown anchored by the Hyatt Regency Dallas, Victory Park is a master planned development northwest of downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) and north of Spur 366 (Woodall Rodgers Freeway North of downtown is Oak Lawn, a densely-populated area that contains parks along Turtle Creek and the popular Uptown area with LoMac, Cityplace and the West Village. Oak Lawn is a neighborhood in Dallas, Texas ( USA) defined in Dallas City Ordinance 21859 as Planned Development District No For the creek see Turtle Creek (Dallas County Texas. For the road see Turtle Creek Boulevard. Uptown is a PID (public improvement district and neighborhood in Dallas, Texas, ( USA) Cityplace is a neighborhood near Uptown Dallas in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas, Texas ( USA) around the intersection of U The West Village is a development in the Uptown area of Dallas, Texas ( USA)

The east side of Dallas contains the community of East Dallas, home to Deep Ellum, a trendy arts area close to downtown, homey Lakewood, the historic Vickery Place, Bryan Place, and historically and architecturally significant homes on Swiss Avenue. This article is about the eastern portion of Dallas Texas For the old city and the neighborhood that exists there now see Old East Dallas. Deep Ellum (a corruption of " deep Elm Street " is an arts and entertainment district near downtown in east Dallas, Texas Lakewood is a neighborhood in East Dallas, Texas ( USA) It is adjacent to White Rock Lake, Bryan Place, and Downtown Vickery Place is a historic neighborhood in East Dallas, Texas ( USA) bounded on the north by Goodwin Avenue on the west by North Central Bryan Place is a neighborhood in east Dallas, Texas ( USA) It is east of the Arts District of downtown and the State Swiss Avenue is an elegant residential street and historic district in east Dallas, Texas ( USA) Above the Park Cities is north Dallas, home to mansions as palatial as Versailles in Preston Hollow, strong middle and upper-class communities north into Bent Tree and Far North Dallas, and high-powered shopping at Galleria Dallas, NorthPark Center, Highland Park Village, and Preston Center. Park Cities is a term commonly used in reference to two communities in Dallas County, Texas ( USA) - the Town of Highland Park and the City of North Dallas is an expansive area of numerous communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas ( United States) The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal Château in Versailles, in France 's Île-de-France region Preston Hollow is a neighborhood in north Dallas, Texas, USA. The Galleria Dallas an upscale Shopping mall and mixed-use development located in north Dallas, Texas ( USA) was developed by long NorthPark Center is an upscale Shopping mall located in Dallas, Texas ( USA) with over 235 stores and six anchors Highland Park Village is an upscale Shopping mall located at the southwest corner of Mockingbird Lane and Preston Road in Highland Park, Texas Preston Center is a commercial center in north Dallas, Texas ( USA) located around the intersection of Preston Road ( State Highway East of north Dallas and north of east Dallas is Lake Highlands, one of the most unified middle-class areas in the city, with the strongest definition—it is in the northeastern part of the city above White Rock Lake and east Dallas. Lake Highlands is an area in Dallas, Texas ( USA) It typically connects itself with East Dallas, though it is very close geographically and White Rock Lake is a man made reservoir and Freshwater Lake located in east Dallas, Texas ( USA) used for a small portion ^[27]

The southern portion of Dallas is home to Oak Cliff, a hilly area in southwest Dallas that is predominantly Hispanic and includes entertainment districts such as the Bishop Arts District. Oak Cliff Dallas (formerly city of Oak Cliff was a town located in Dallas County, Texas ( USA) that was annexed by the neighboring city of Hispanic (hispano hispánico hispânico Hispānus adjective from ''Hispānia'', the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically The Bishop Arts District is a small shopping and entertainment district in north Oak Cliff, Dallas, Texas ( USA) near the intersection of South Oak Cliff became a predominantly African American district after the early 1970s and has struggled with high rates of poverty and crime. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa ^[28] To the east, south Dallas lays claim to the Cedars, an eclectic artist hotbed south of downtown, Fair Park, and areas west of the Trinity River and east of Interstate 35E. South Dallas is an area in Dallas, Texas, ( USA) It is usually either defined in one of two ways As the area south of the Trinity River and south of Interstate The Cedars is a district in south Dallas Texas ( USA) It is adjacent to and south of downtown and Interstate 30, Dallas Fair Park is a recreational and educational complex located in Dallas, Texas ( USA) Interstate 35E (abbreviated I-35E) an Interstate highway, is the eastern half of Interstate 35 where it splits to serve different cities in Texas The University of North Texas at Dallas, currently located south of Oak Cliff along Interstate 20,^[29] is being built in the area along Houston School Road. The University of North Texas Dallas Campus, sometimes known as the UNT System Center, is the Dallas extension campus of the University of North Texas Interstate 20 in Texas (abbreviated I-20 or IH-20) is a major east-west Interstate highway in the Southern United States, running ^[30] Further east, above (north and east of) the Trinity River, is Pleasant Grove—once an independent city, it is a predominantly black collection of neighborhoods stretching to Seagoville to the southeast. The Trinity River is a 710-mile long river that flows entirely within the U Pleasant Grove is an area in southeastern Dallas, Texas ( USA) Seagoville is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. A small portion of Seagoville extends into Kaufman County.

The city is further surrounded by many suburbs and encloses the following enclaves: Cockrell Hill, Highland Park, and University Park. Highland Park is a town in central Dallas County, Texas, United States. University Park is a city in Dallas County, Texas, ( USA) The population was 23324 at the 2000 census

See also: List of neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas

Culture

Main article: Culture of Dallas, Texas

Politically, Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is the third most liberal of the Texas metropolitan areas (after Austin and El Paso), (in contrast 54% of Houston and San Antonio voters and an even higher percentage of rural Texan voters are conservative)[4]. The city of Dallas, Texas ( USA) is home to many areas, neighborhoods, and communities. Downtown Dallas is the main business district in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city This article is about the culture of Dallas, Texas ( USA). People and Politics See also People of Dallas Texas In a larger Nonetheless, Dallas is also a high profile center of conservative Protestant Christianity and is home to several renowned seminaries and influential megachurches. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings A megachurch is a church having around 2000 attendants for a typical weekly service The political environment is also solidly pro-business. The Dallas TV series helped to solidify a number of Dallas stereotypes including wealthy oil barons, women with big hair, and businessmen wearing cowboy hats. Dallas is a highly popular long-running American prime-time television Soap opera that originally ran from 1978 to 1991 Big hair is a term that can refer to hairstyles that emphasize large volume or largely styled hair The cowboy hat is a defining piece of attire for Farm and Ranch workers in the western and southern United States, Canada and northern Mexico

Politics

Present-day Dallas as a singular entity can be seen as moderate, with conservative Republicans dominating the upper-middle class suburban neighborhoods of North Dallas and liberal Democrats dominating neighborhoods closer to Downtown as well as the city's southern sector. North Dallas is an expansive area of numerous communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas ( United States) Downtown Dallas is the main business district in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city South Dallas is an area in Dallas, Texas, ( USA) It is usually either defined in one of two ways As the area south of the Trinity River and south of Interstate As a continuation of its suburban northern neighborhoods, Dallas's northern suburbs are overwhelmingly conservative. Plano, the largest of these suburbs, was ranked as the fifth most conservative city in America by The Bay Area Center for Voting Research, based on the voting patterns of middle-age adults. However, the city of Dallas (excluding its suburbs) generally votes for Democratic political candidates in local, state, and national elections. In the 2004 Presidential elections, over 75% of Dallas voters voted for John Kerry over George W. Bush, making the city the 32nd most liberal city in the United States by sheer percentages and more liberal than traditionally left-leaning cities such as Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and Cincinnati. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. ^[31] The county as a whole was split evenly, with 50% of voters voting for Bush and 49% voting for Kerry. ^[32] In the 2006 elections for Dallas County judges, 41 out of 42 seats went to Democrats.

In 2004, Lupe Valdez was elected Sheriff of Dallas County the first Hispanic, first woman, and first open lesbian ever to fill that role. Lupe Valdez is an American law enforcement official and the Sheriff of Dallas County Texas. SHERIFF is a telecom fraud detection and management system originally developed by BT and MCI. She is currently one of only two female sheriffs in the state of Texas. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. , the other being Sheriff Rosanna Abreo of Bastrop County. Bastrop County is a County located in the US state of Texas. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area.

In 2007, conservative Republican Tom Leppert defeated Ed Oakley by a margin of 58% to 42% to become the Mayor of Dallas. Oakley, a liberal Democrat, would have become the first openly gay mayor of a major U. S. city had he been elected. The city's elections are officially non-partisan.

Cuisine

Dallas is renowned for barbecue, authentic Mexican, and Tex-Mex cuisine. barbeque block party Kansas cityjpg|thumb|right|275px|A barbecue on a trailer at a Block party in Kansas City. Mexican food is a style of food that originated in Mexico. Mexican cuisine is known for its intense and varied flavors colorful decoration and variety of spices Tex-Mex is a term used primarily in Texas and the Southwestern United States to describe a regional American cuisine that blends Food products Famous products of the Dallas culinary scene include the frozen margarita and the restaurants La Calle Doce, Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse, Enchilada's, Mi Cocina, Bone Daddy's Barbecue, and The Mansion on Turtle Creek. The Margarita is one of the most common Tequila -based Cocktails made with tequila mixed with Triple sec and Lime or Lemon juice The Mansion on Turtle Creek is a highly regarded Restaurant located in the Turtle Creek neighborhood in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas, Texas ^[33] The French Room at the Hotel Adolphus in downtown Dallas was named the best hotel restaurant in the US by Zagat. Several nationally ranked steak and chop houses can be found in the Dallas area including Bob's Steak & Chop House which is currently ranked #3 according to the USDA Prime Steakhouses chart, behind Ruth's Chris Times Square and Bones Atlanta. ^[34] On average, Dallasites eat out about four times every week, which is the third highest rate in the country, behind Houston and Austin, and Dallas has more restaurants per capita than New York City. The City of New York ^[35][36]

Arts

The Arts District in downtown is home to several arts venues, both existing and proposed. The Morton H Meyerson Symphony Center is a concert hall located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) The Arts District is a performing and visual arts district in downtown Dallas Texas ( USA) Downtown Dallas is the main business district in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city Notable venues in the district include the Dallas Museum of Art, the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art, the Nasher Sculpture Center,The Dallas Contemporary, The Dallas Children's Theatre. The Dallas Museum of Art is an art museum located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas Texas, USA along Woodall Rodgers Freeway The Morton H Meyerson Symphony Center is a concert hall located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art is an arts venue located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA The Nasher Sculpture Center is a Museum in Dallas, Texas specializing in modern and contemporary sculpture The Dallas Contemporary is a non-profit nationally awarded contemporary art space located at 2801 Swiss Avenue in the Wilson Historic District of east Dallas, Venues under construction or planned include the Winspear Opera House and the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts. The Winspear Opera House will be an Opera House in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts is a new multi-venue center for performances of Opera, Musical theater, classic and Experimental theater ^[37][38] The district is also home to DISD's Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, which was recently expanded. The Dallas Independent School District ( Dallas ISD or DISD) is a School district based in Dallas, Texas ( USA) Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts is a public Secondary school located in the Arts District of downtown ^[39]

Deep Ellum originally became popular during the 1920s and 1930s as the prime jazz and blues hotspot in the south. Deep Ellum (a corruption of " deep Elm Street " is an arts and entertainment district near downtown in east Dallas, Texas Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive ^[40] Artists such as Blind Lemon Jefferson, Robert Johnson, Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter, and Bessie Smith played in original Deep Ellum clubs such as The Harlem and The Palace. "Blind" Lemon Jefferson ( September 24, 1893 or October 26, 1894 or July 1897 &ndash December 1929 was an influential Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8 1911 – August 16 1938 is among the most famous of Delta blues musicians Huddie William Ledbetter, (January 1888 – December 6 1949 was an American folk and Blues Musician, notable for his clear and forceful singing Bessie Smith (July 9 1892 or April 15 1894&ndash September 26 1937 was an American Blues singer Today, Deep Ellum is home to hundreds of artists who live in lofts and operate in studios throughout the district alongside bars, pubs, and concert venues. ^[41] One major art infusion in the area is the city's lax stance on graffiti; consequently, several public ways including tunnels, sides of buildings, sidewalks, and streets are covered in murals. Graffiti (singular graffito; the plural is used as a Mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched scrawled painted or marked in any manner on property One major example, the Good-Latimer tunnel, was torn down in late 2006 to accommodate the construction of a light rail line through the site. The Green Line (labelled as the Orange Line on maps prior to 2006 will be a Light rail line in Dallas, USA, operated by the Dallas

Dallas also happens to be the Birthplace of Nick Jonas, from the hit pop band the Jonas Brothers, and Demi Lovato, an upcoming singer who stars in the Disney Channel movie Camp Rock. It is also home to OIF War Veterans and music duo, Dem Southernfolkz.

The Cedars has a growing population of studio artists and an expanding roster of entertainment venues. The area's art scene began to grow in the early 2000s with the opening of Southside on Lamar, a Sears warehouse converted into lofts, studios, and retail. Sears Roebuck and Company, commonly known as Sears, is an American mid-range chain of International Department stores founded by Richard ^[42] Current attractions include Gilley's Dallas and Poor David's Pub. ^[43][44] Entrepreneur Mark Cuban purchased land along Lamar Avenue near Cedars Station in September 2005 and locals speculate that he is planning an entertainment complex for the site. Mark Cuban (born July 31, 1958 in Pittsburgh). He is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, an NBA Basketball team, Cedars Station is a DART Light rail station located in the Cedars neighborhood of south Dallas, Texas ( USA) ^[45]

The Bishop Arts District in Oak Cliff is home to a number of studio artists living in converted warehouses. Oak Cliff Dallas (formerly city of Oak Cliff was a town located in Dallas County, Texas ( USA) that was annexed by the neighboring city of Walls of buildings along alleyways and streets are painted with murals and the surrounding streets contain many eclectic restaurants and shops. ^[46]

Dallas has an Office of Cultural Affairs as a department of the city government. The City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs is responsible for six cultural centers located throughout the city, funding for local artists and theatres, public art projects and running the city owned radio station WRR. WRR (1011 FM, "Classical 101" is a municipally-owned Radio station, owned by the city of Dallas Texas, that broadcasts a classical music ^[47]

Sports

See also: U.S. cities with teams from four major sports

Dallas is home to the Dallas Desperados (Arena Football League), Dallas Mavericks (National Basketball Association), and Dallas Stars (National Hockey League). Victory Park is a master planned development northwest of downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) and north of Spur 366 (Woodall Rodgers Freeway There are 13 US cities with teams from four major sports where "city" is defined as the entire metropolitan area and " Major professional sports leagues The Dallas Desperados are a professional Arena Football team in the Eastern Division of the Arena Football League. The Arena Football League (AFL was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are the professional Basketball team of the National Basketball Association based in Dallas Texas The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas Texas. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America All three teams play at the American Airlines Center. The American Airlines Center is an Arena located in the Victory Park neighborhood near downtown Dallas, Texas that is used for

The Major League Soccer team FC Dallas, formerly the Dallas Burn, used to play in the Cotton Bowl but moved to Pizza Hut Park in Frisco upon the stadium's opening in 2005. Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U FC Dallas is a North American professional soccer team based in Frisco, Texas, United States. The Cotton Bowl is a Stadium which opened in 1932 and became known as "The House that Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker Pizza Hut Park is a multi-purpose facility featuring a 20500-seat Stadium, built and owned by the suburb of Frisco in Collin County Texas. Frisco is a city in Collin and Denton Counties in the US state of Texas and a wealthy and rapid growing suburb of Dallas. ^[48] However, the college Cotton Bowl football game is still played at the stadium. The Cotton Bowl Classic is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1937 at the self-named stadium in Dallas Texas The Dallas Sidekicks, a former team of the Major Indoor Soccer League, used to play in Reunion Arena. Honors Championships 1986-87 MISL 1993 CISL 1998 PSA 2001 WISL Division Titles The Major Indoor Soccer League was the top professional Indoor soccer league in the USA. Reunion Arena was an indoor arena in the Reunion district of downtown Dallas Texas ( USA) ^[49]

The Texas Tornado, three-time defending champions of the North American Hockey League, plays at the Deja Blue Arena in Frisco. 2007-08 season On May 22, The Tornado selected forward Broderick Browne and defenseman Luke Witkowski in the 2007 NAHL Draft see also North American Hockey League (1973–1977 The North American Hockey League (NAHL and the defunct America West Hockey League The Deja Blue Arena is a 3733-seat multi-purpose Arena in Frisco Texas. Frisco is a city in Collin and Denton Counties in the US state of Texas and a wealthy and rapid growing suburb of Dallas. ^[50]

Nearby Irving is home to the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. Irving (pronounced 'er-ving' is a city located in the US state of Texas within Dallas County. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Since joining the league as an expansion team in 1960, the Cowboys have enjoyed substantial success, advancing to eight Super Bowls and winning five. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL Known as 'America's Team,' the Dallas Cowboys are financially the most valuable sports franchise in the world, worth approximately 1. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National 5 billion dollars. ^[51]. The Cowboys currently play at Texas stadium with plans to relocate in 2009 to their new 100,000 capacity stadium in Arlington. Arlington can refer to the following Arlington National Cemetery, military cemetery in Virginia Places Canada ^[52].

Also, Arlington is home to the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. Arlington is a Suburb of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas ( USA) within the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft ^[53]

Other teams in the Dallas area include the Dallas Harlequins of the USA Rugby Super League, the Frisco RoughRiders of Minor League Baseball in Frisco, and the Grand Prairie AirHogs minor league baseball team. The Dallas Harlequins Rugby Football Club is a SuperLeague Rugby union team based in Dallas Texas. The Rugby Super League, usually referred to as simply the Super League and for sponsorship reasons the Michelob Super League, is a national Rugby union The Frisco RoughRiders (short form ' Riders) are currently the Class AA affiliate of the Texas Rangers major league Baseball Frisco is a city in Collin and Denton Counties in the US state of Texas and a wealthy and rapid growing suburb of Dallas. ^[54] The Dallas Diamonds, the two-time national champions of the Women's Professional Football League Women's American football team, plays in North Richland Hills. The Dallas Diamonds are a women's professional American football team in the Independent Women's Football League (IWFL North Richland Hills is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. ^[55][56] McKinney is home to the Dallas Revolution, an Independent Women's Football League Women's American football team. McKinney is a city in and the County seat of Collin County, Texas, United States, and the second in population to Plano. The Independent Women's Football League was founded in 2000, and began play in 2001. ^[57]

Cricket is another sport that is popular among diaspora from South Asian countries. Local universities such as SMU and UT-Dallas have their own cricket clubs that are affiliated with USA Cricket.

Recreation

The City of Dallas maintains and operates 406 parks on 21,000 acres (85 km²) of parkland. Reverchon Park is a public Park in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas, Texas ( USA) The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Its flagship park is the 260-acre (1. 05 km²) Fair Park which was originally developed to host the Texas Centennial Exposition in 1936. Dallas Fair Park is a recreational and educational complex located in Dallas, Texas ( USA) The Texas Centennial Exposition was a World's Fair held at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas ( USA) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of The city is also home to Texas's first and largest zoo at 95 acres (0. 38 km²) — the Dallas Zoo, which opened in 1888. Dallas Zoo is a Zoo located south of Downtown Dallas in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas ( USA) ^[58]

The city's parks contain 17 separate lakes, including White Rock and Bachman lakes, spanning a total of 4,400 acres (17. White Rock Lake is a man made reservoir and Freshwater Lake located in east Dallas, Texas ( USA) used for a small portion 81 km²). The city is traversed by 61. 6 miles (99. 1 km) of bike & jogging trails, including the Katy Trail, and is home to 47 community and neighborhood recreation centers, 276 sports fields, 60 swimming pools, 232 playgrounds, 173 basketball courts, 112 volleyball courts, 126 play slabs, 258 neighborhood tennis courts, 258 picnic areas, six 18-hole golf courses, two driving ranges, and 477 athletic fields. The Katy Trail is an inline skating bicycling and hiking path that runs through the Oak Lawn area of Dallas, Texas ( USA) following the path ^[59]

To the west of Dallas in Arlington is Six Flags Over Texas. Six Flags Over Texas is a major Amusement park located in Arlington, Texas ( USA) east of Fort Worth and about west of Dallas Hurricane Harbor, a large water park, is also in Arlington. Six Flags Hurricane Harbor is a chain of Water parks that are part of the Six Flags Amusement park chain

Media

Dallas has numerous local newspapers, magazines, television stations and radio stations that serve the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex as a whole, which is the 5th-largest media market in the United States. The Dallas – Fort Worth – Arlington metropolitan area, a title designated by the U A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area, DMA or simply market is a region where the Population The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ^[60]

Dallas has one daily newspaper, The Dallas Morning News, which was founded in 1885 by A. H. Belo and is Belo Corp's flagship newspaper. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. The Dallas Morning News is the major daily Newspaper serving the Dallas, Texas ( USA) area with a circulation of around a half-million A H Belo Corp () is a Dallas -based media company that owns four daily Newspapers and five smaller newspapers previously owned by the similarly named but Belo Corp (pronounced /ˈbɛlo(ʊ/ is a Dallas -based media company that owns 20 Television stations and two regional Cable television news channels The Dallas Times Herald, started in 1888, was the Morning News's major competitor until Belo purchased the paper on 8 December 1991 and closed the paper down the next day. The Dallas Times Herald, founded in 1888 by a merger of the Dallas Times and the Dallas Herald, was once one of two major Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Other daily papers are Al Día, a Spanish-language paper, and Quick, a free, summary-style version of The News, both published by Belo. Al Día is a Spanish language newspaper that serves the area around Dallas, Texas ( USA) Quick is a Dallas - Fort Worth area free weekday newspaper As the name implies it is delivered in a quick-to-read format a Tabloid ranging in page

Other paper-publications include the Dallas Observer and the North Texas Journal , both alternative weekly newspapers, and D Magazine, a monthly magazine about business, life, and entertainment in the Metroplex. The Dallas Observer is a free Alternative weekly Newspaper distributed around the Dallas, Texas ( USA) area with a The North Texas Journal is a free weekly newspaper distributed around the North Texas and Southern Oklahoma areas This article is about the magazine about Dallas For the Italian magazine see La Repubblica.

In terms of the larger metro area, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram is another significant daily newspaper, covering Fort Worth/Tarrant County and other suburban areas to the west and northwest of Dallas. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is a major US daily Newspaper serving Fort Worth and the western half of the North Texas area Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. Tarrant County is a County located in the US state of Texas. As of 2007 it had a population of 1717435 The Denton Record-Chronicle covers the City of Denton and Denton County. The Denton Record-Chronicle is the official Newspaper for the city of Denton Texas and Denton County since 1899 Denton is the County seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Denton County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 its population was 432976 in 2007 the U

The Dallas area television stations for the major broadcasting networks—KDFW 4 (FOX), KXAS 5 (NBC), WFAA 8 (ABC) (also owned by Belo), KTVT 11 (CBS), KERA 13 (PBS), KTXA-21 (IND), KUVN 23 (UNI), KDFI 27 (MNTV), KDAF 33 (The CW) and KXTX 39 (TMD). KDFW is also the ICAO airport code for the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport KDFW, channel 4 is the Fox KXAS-TV, Channel 5 is the NBC station for the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's WFAA-TV, channel 8 is the ABC television affiliate serving the Dallas / Fort Worth Texas DMA ( 5th largest nationwide) The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. KTVT, channel 11 is a CBS owned-and-operated television station licensed to Fort Worth Texas, and serving the Dallas -Fort Worth Designated CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. KERA-TV channel 13 is the Public Broadcasting Service member station in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the KTXA, channel 21 is an independent Television station based in Fort Worth Texas, and serving the Dallas /Fort Worth Designated market area Independent station is a term for a broadcast radio or Television station which is more independent in some way compared to other "dependent" KUVN-TV, Channel 23 is the Univision owned and operated station in the Dallas / Fort Worth Texas area Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States and Puerto Rico. KDFI, channel 27 is a MyNetworkTV -affiliated station licensed to Dallas Texas, and serving the Dallas/ Fort Worth area MyNetworkTV (unofficially abbreviated MyNet or MNT) is a Television network in the United States, owned by the Fox Broadcasting Company KDAF, channel 33 is a CW -affiliated television station licensed to Dallas Texas, and serving the Dallas- Fort Worth television market The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. KXTX-TV, Channel 39 is the Telemundo O&O in the Dallas / Fort Worth Texas area Telemundo is an American television network based in Hialeah Florida a suburb of Miami Florida.

Sixty-three (63) radio stations operate within range of Dallas. ^[61] The City of Dallas operates WRR 101. WRR (1011 FM, "Classical 101" is a municipally-owned Radio station, owned by the city of Dallas Texas, that broadcasts a classical music 1 FM, a classical music radio station broadcast from city offices in Fair Park. Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music Dallas Fair Park is a recreational and educational complex located in Dallas, Texas ( USA) ^[62] It was licensed in 1948 and is the oldest commercially operated radio station in Texas and the second-oldest in the United States, after KDKA (AM) in Pittsburgh. KDKA (1020 AM) is a Radio station in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and is often said to be the oldest commercial radio station in the United States ^[63] Because of the city's centrally-located position and lack of nearby mountainous terrain, high-power class A mediumwave stations KRLD and WBAP in neighboring Fort Worth can broadcast as far as North Dakota at night and can be used for emergency broadcasts when broadcasting is down in other major metropolitan areas in the United States. This is a list of broadcast station classes applicable in much of North America under international agreements between the United States, Canada and Medium Wave (MW is a part of the Medium frequency (MF radio band used mainly for AM broadcasting. KRLD " NewsRadio 1080 " is a dual format News and talk Radio station located in Dallas Texas and owned by CBS Radio WBAP is a news and talk formatted - AM Radio station in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. North Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions of the United States of America.

Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation (HBC), the largest company in the Spanish language radio station business, was based in Dallas. ^[64] In 2003, HBC was acquired by Univision and became Univision Radio Inc. , but the radio company remains headquartered in Dallas. ^[65]

The Texas Jewish Post serves the Jewish community of Dallas and Forth Worth, Texas. The Texas Jewish Post started publication in 1947. History According to the Handbook of Texas Online, "The Jewish Telegraphic Agency A kehilla or kehillah (קהילה Hebrew: "community" is a Jewish Community. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. Local Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese newspapers can also be found.

See also: Newspapers of Dallas, Texas, List of radio stations in Texas, List of television stations in Texas#Dallas/Fort Worth, and List of movies set in Dallas, Texas

Religion

There is a large Protestant Christian influence in the Dallas community as the city is deep within the Bible Belt—Methodist and Baptist churches are prominent in many neighborhoods and anchor the city's two major private universities (Southern Methodist University and Dallas Baptist University). The following newspapers are published in Dallas, Texas ( USA) Auto Revista The following is a list of full-power FCC -licensed Radio stations in the U This is a list of broadcast television stations serving cities in the U Movies and television filmed in Dallas A large number of movies have been filmed in Dallas Texas, though not all of these are necessarily set in Dallas for The Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe (Cathedral Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. The Bible Belt is an informal term for an area of the United States of America in which socially conservative Evangelical Protestantism is a Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. Southern Methodist University ("SMU" is a private, Coeducational University in University Park, Texas (an enclave Dallas Baptist University ( DBU) formerly known as Dallas Baptist College is a Christian Liberal arts University located in Dallas The Cathedral of Hope, a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Protestant church, is the largest congregation of its kind in the world. The Cathedral of Hope is a predominantly LGBT congregation located in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas, Texas ( USA) LGBT (also GLBT) is an initialism referring collectively to Lesbian, Gay, bisexual, and Transgender / transsexual ^[66] The city is also home to a sizable Mormon community, which led The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to build a major temple in the city in 1984. Mormonism is a term used to describe the religious, ideological and cultural elements of certain branches of the Latter Day Saint movement The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known The Dallas Texas Temple is the 30th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church

The Catholic Church is also a significant organization in the community—it operates the University of Dallas, a liberal-arts university in the Dallas suburb of Irving. The University of Dallas is a private Catholic university located in Irving Texas. Across the street from UD is one of only 13 Cistercian Abbeys in the United States, the only one operating as a preparatory school as well. The Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe in the Arts District oversees the second-largest membership in the United States: 70 parishes in the Dallas Diocese. The Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe (Cathedral Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas. The Arts District is a performing and visual arts district in downtown Dallas Texas ( USA) Dallas is also home to three Eastern Orthodox Christian churches. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world ^[67]

The city has a large Jewish community, many of whom reside in eastern and northern Dallas. A kehilla or kehillah (קהילה Hebrew: "community" is a Jewish Community. This article is about the eastern portion of Dallas Texas For the old city and the neighborhood that exists there now see Old East Dallas. North Dallas is an expansive area of numerous communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas ( United States) ^[68]. Temple Emanu-El, one of the largest synagogues in the South and Southwest, was founded in 1873. A synagogue (from Greek: grc συναγωγή transliterated synagogē, "assembly" he בית כנסת beit knesset, "house of The community is presently led by Rabbi David E. Stern. Rabbi David Eli Stern (born August 1961 is the senior Rabbi at Temple Emanu-El of Dallas, the largest Synagogue in the South / Southwest See the History of the Jews in Dallas, Texas. The Dallas Kehilla is one of the oldest in the state of Texas ^[69]

A strong Hindu community exists in the city limits, with Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Gujarati, Telugu& Tamil backgrounds^[70] as well as in Irving, Coppell, and other suburbs. A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Not to be confused with the Malay language. Malayalam (മലയാളം malayāḷaṁ) is a Dravidian language used Gujarati (ગુજરાતી Gujǎrātī ? Tamil (ta தமிழ்; t̪əmɨɻ is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. Irving (pronounced 'er-ving' is a city located in the US state of Texas within Dallas County.

There is also a Hare Krishna temple in close proximity to Downtown Dallas. The Hare Krishna Mantra, also referred to reverentially as the Maha Mantra ("Great Mantra" is a sixteen-word Vaishnava mantra made well

Dallas also has a large Buddhist community. Immigrants from Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Nepal, Tibet, Japan, China, and Sri Lanka have all contributed to the Buddhist population mostly concentrated in Garland, Texas with a temple. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Garland is a city in Dallas County in the US state of Texas. It is an inner suburb northeast of Dallas and is a major part of the Numerous Buddhist temples dot the Metroplex area. The Buddhist Center of Dallas, Lien Hoa Vietnamese Temple Irving, Wat Buddhamahamunee of Arlington TX.

Events

The most notable event held in Dallas is the State Fair of Texas which has been held annually at Fair Park since 1886. The State Fair of Texas is an annual State fair held in Dallas, Texas ( USA) Dallas Fair Park is a recreational and educational complex located in Dallas, Texas ( USA) The fair is a massive event for the state of Texas and brings an estimated US$350 million to the city's economy annually. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The Red River Shootout, which pins the University of Texas at Austin against The University of Oklahoma, at the Cotton Bowl and other Cotton Bowl games also bring significant crowds to the city. Atmosphere There are three Red River Shootout trophies exchanged based on the outcome of the game University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U The Cotton Bowl is a Stadium which opened in 1932 and became known as "The House that Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker The Cotton Bowl Classic is a United States College football Bowl game played annually since 1937 at the self-named stadium in Dallas Texas

Other festivals in the area include Cinco de Mayo festivities hosted by the city's large Mexican population, Saint Patrick's Day parades in Irish communities especially along east Dallas's Lower Greenville Avenue, Juneteenth festivities, the Greek Food Festival of Dallas, and an annual Halloween parade on Cedar Springs Road. Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "5th of May" is a Mexican national holiday that honors the Mexican victory over the French army at Puebla de Los Angeles in 1862 The holiday commemorates The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Saint Patrick's Day (Lá ’le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig) colloquially St Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world This article is about the eastern portion of Dallas Texas For the old city and the neighborhood that exists there now see Old East Dallas. Lower Greenville is a neighborhood in east Dallas, Texas ( USA) west of Lakewood. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is an official annual holiday in 29 Twelve other states list it as an official holiday including The Greek Food Festival of Dallas is a Food festival held annually in Dallas, Texas ( USA) featuring tradiational Greek cuisine and Oak Lawn is a neighborhood in Dallas, Texas ( USA) defined in Dallas City Ordinance 21859 as Planned Development District No Just recently, Dallas has introduced a new way of celebrating New Years Eve. Hosted by the WFAA Channel 8, Big D NYE may become a yearly event that will consist of people from all over Texas and the United States attending Dallas's Victory Park to celebrate the coming of the new year. Victory Park is a master planned development northwest of downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) and north of Spur 366 (Woodall Rodgers Freeway

Economy

In its beginnings, Dallas relied on farming, neighboring Fort Worth's cattle market, and its prime location on trade routes with Indians to sustain itself. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. Dallas's real key to growth came in 1873 though with the building of multiple rail lines through the city. As Dallas grew and technology developed, cotton became its boon—by 1900 Dallas was the largest inland cotton market on Earth and led the world in cotton gin machinery manufacturing. By the early 1900s, Dallas was a hub for economic activity all over the Southwestern United States and was selected in 1914 as the seat of the Eleventh Federal Reserve District; by 1925, Texas churned out more than ⅓ of the nation's cotton crop, and 31% of Texas cotton was produced within a 100 mile (161 km) radius of Dallas. The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas covers the Eleventh Federal Reserve District which includes Texas, northern Louisiana and southern New Mexico A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Remote Authentication Dial In User Service ( RADIUS) is a networking protocol that provides centralized access authorization and accounting management for people or computers In the 1930s, oil was discovered east of Dallas near Kilgore, Texas, and Dallas's proximity to the discovery put it at the center of the nation's oil market. Kilgore is a city in Gregg and Rusk Counties in the eastern part of the U Oil discoveries in the Permian Basin, the Panhandle, the Gulf Coast, and Oklahoma in the following years further solidified Dallas's position as the hub of the market as it was roughly the geographic center of all 5 regions. The Permian Basin is a Sedimentary basin largely contained in the western part of the U The Texas Panhandle is a region of the US state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state The Gulf Coast region of the United States comprises the coasts of states which border the Gulf of Mexico. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. ^[71]

The end of World War II left Dallas seeded with a nexus of communications engineering and production talent by companies such as Collins Radio Corp. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The telecommunication and information revolutions that ensued still drive a great deal of the local economy. The city is sometimes referred to as Texas's Silicon Valley or the Silicon Prairie because of a high concentration of telecommunications companies—the epicenter of which lies along the “Telecom Corridor”, home to more than 5,700 companies. For the valley nicknamed "Silicone Valley" see San Fernando Valley. The Silicon Prairie can refer to one of several places in the United States an area in Illinois, and more commonly one in Texas. The Telecom Corridor is a technology business center in Richardson, Texas ( USA) a northern suburb of Dallas, which contains over 25 million ^[72] The corridor is also home to Texas Instruments and regional offices for Alcatel Lucent, AT&T, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Nokia, Rockwell, Sprint, and Verizon, as well as the national offices of CompUSA and Canadian Nortel. Texas Instruments ( better known in the electronics industry (and popularly as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, USA Alcatel-Lucent is one of the world's biggest industry players in Telecommunications that provides hardware software and services to Service Providers Enterprises and Before proposing a merge request please see Talk and see if the merger you propose has recently been made and Ericsson ( Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson) () one of the largest Swedish companies is a leading provider of telecommunication and data communication systems is a Japanese company specializing in Semiconductors Computers ( Supercomputers Personal computers, servers, Telecommunications Nokia Corporation (pronunciation /'nɔkiɑ/),,) is a Finnish multinational Communications Corporation, headquartered Sprint Nextel Corporation ( is a Telecommunications company based in Overland Park, Kansas. "Verizon" redirects here this article is about the corporation see also Verizon Wireless, Verizon Online DSL and Verizon FiOS. CompUSA is a Retailer and reseller of Consumer electronics, Technology products and Computer services Nortel Networks Corporation () formerly known as Northern Telecom Limited and sometimes known simply as Nortel, is a multinational Telecommunications In December 2007 Ontario's Research in Motion (RIM), makers of the BlackBerry, announced Irving as the site of its US headquarters. Research In Motion Limited ( RIM) () is a Wireless device company best known as the developer of the BlackBerry handheld Communication The BlackBerry is a Wireless Handheld device introduced in 1999 as a two-way pager

In the 1980s, Dallas was a real estate hotbed, with populations skyrocketing and the demand for housing and jobs soaring along with it. Several of Downtown Dallas's largest buildings are the fruit of this boom, but over-speculation and the Savings and Loan crisis knocked the area to its knees. Downtown Dallas is the main business district in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city The savings and loan crisis of the 1980s and 1990s (commonly referred to as the S&L crisis) was the failure of 747 Savings and loan associations (S&Ls in the Between the late 1980s and the early 2000s, Dallas suffered a lengthy recession and has only recently bounced back—like much of the country, the real estate market has improved significantly in recent years.

Dallas is no longer a hotbed for manufacturing like it was in the early 20th century—partially due to constraints placed by the DFW Ozone Nonattainment Area—but plenty of goods are still manufactured in the city. ^[73] Texas Instruments employs 10,400 people at its corporate headquarters and chip plants in Dallas and neighboring Richardson. Texas Instruments ( better known in the electronics industry (and popularly as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, USA Richardson is a city in Collin and Dallas Counties in the US state of Texas. ^[74] Oak Farms Dairy also headquarters and has a plant in the city. ^[75]

Companies internationally headquartered in Dallas, Irving or Mesquite include ExxonMobil, the largest company in the world (by revenue),^[76] 7-Eleven, Brinker International, id Software, Blockbuster, ENSCO Offshore Drilling, Kimberly-Clark, Energy Future Holdings Corporation, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Southwest Airlines, CompUSA, Texas Instruments, Fluor, Zales and Comerica Bank. The Exxon Mobil Corporation, or ExxonMobil, is an American oil and gas Corporation and a direct descendant of John D 7-Eleven is a worldwide chain of Convenience stores It is since March 2007 the largest chain store in any category beating McDonald's by 1000 stores Brinker International Inc ( is the Parent company of Chili's, On the Border Mexican Grill and Cantina Maggiano's Little Italy, and id Software (ɪd officially is an American computer game developer based in Mesquite, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. Blockbuster Inc ( is the largest chain of DVD and Video game rental stores in the world Ensco International is the largest offshore Jack-Up Oil and Gas Well drilling corporation, with 50 offshore Jack-Up and 5 Semi-submersible Drilling Kimberly-Clark Corporation () is an American Corporation that produces mostly Paper -based consumer products Energy Future Holdings Corporation is an Energy company headquartered in Energy Plaza in Dallas Texas. Mary Kay is a brand of skin care cosmetics and color Cosmetics sold by Mary Kay Inc Southwest Airlines Co ( is an American low-cost Airline based in Dallas Texas, with its largest focus city at Las Vegas ' McCarran CompUSA is a Retailer and reseller of Consumer electronics, Technology products and Computer services Texas Instruments ( better known in the electronics industry (and popularly as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, USA Fluor Corporation is a publicly owned engineering procurement construction, and maintenance services organization Zale Corporation ( is the second largest specialty Retailer of fine Jewelry in North America, operating 2203 retail locations (which includes both Comerica Incorporated ( is a Financial services company headquartered in Dallas Texas with locations in other states including Michigan California Texas Arizona Corporate headquarters in the northern suburb of Plano include EDS, Frito Lay, Dr Pepper, and JCPenney. Plano (ˈpleɪnoʊ is a city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U Electronic Data Systems (EDS is a global Business and technology services company headquartered in Plano Texas that defined the Outsourcing business For the chips synonymous with the company see Fritos and Lay's. Dr Pepper is a soft drink marketed in North America, South America and Europe by Dr Pepper Snapple Group. J C Penney Company Inc ( most commonly known today by the name JCPenney or simply Penneys) is a mid-range chain of American Department stores

The Dallas metroplex has more shopping centers per capita than any other United States city or metro, and is also home to the second shopping center in the United States, Highland Park Village, which opened in 1931. A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors Highland Park Village is an upscale Shopping mall located at the southwest corner of Mockingbird Lane and Preston Road in Highland Park, Texas ^[77] Dallas is home of the two other major malls in North Texas, the Dallas Galleria and NorthPark Center, which is also the largest mall in North Texas. These three major shopping centers boast a large number of high-end stores: Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Barneys New York, Nordstrom, Harry Winston, Oscar de la Renta, Valentino, Ralph Lauren, Escada, St. John, Chanel, Hermes, Jimmy Choo, Harry Winston, DeBeers, Cartier, Roberto Cavalli, Burberry, Versace, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta, Hugo Boss, Diesel, Carolina Herrera New York, Luca Luca, Michael Kors, Diane von Fursteinberg, Giorgio Armani, and many many more. The city itself is also home to 15 billionaires—concentrated in the Preston Hollow area of north Dallas—placing it 9th worldwide among cities with the most billionaires. Preston Hollow is a neighborhood in north Dallas, Texas, USA. North Dallas is an expansive area of numerous communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas ( United States) ^[77][78] When combined with the 8 billionaires who live in Dallas's neighboring city of Fort Worth, the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is one of the greatest concentrations of billionaires in the world. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. The Dallas – Fort Worth – Arlington metropolitan area, a title designated by the U

See also: List of companies in Dallas, Texas

See also: List of shopping malls in Dallas, Texas

Law and government

Main article: Law and government of Dallas, Texas

The city uses a council-manager government with Tom Leppert serving as Mayor, Mary Suhm serving as city manager, and 14 council members serving as representatives to the 14 council districts in the city. An effort has been made to list a number of companies based in Dallas, Texas ( USA) city limits The Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex area in North Texas ( USA) has more Shopping centers per capita than any United States city or metropolitan area This article is about Law and Government in Dallas, Texas ( USA) In the council-manager form of government an elected city council (typically between five and 11 people is responsible for making Policy, passing Ordinances voting Appropriations Tom Leppert (born March 22, 1955) is the Mayor of Dallas Texas and former CEO of Turner Construction Company. ^[79][80][81] This organizational structure was recently contested by some in favor of a strong-mayor city charter only to be rejected by Dallas voters.

In the 2006-2007 fiscal year, the city's total budget (the sum of operating and capital budgets) was US$2,344,314,114. A government Budget is a legal document that is often passed by the Legislature, and approved by the Chief executive -or president An operating budget is the annual Budget of an activity stated in terms of Budget Classification Code functional/subfunctional categories and cost accounts The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been ^[82] The city has seen a steady increase in its budget throughout its history due to sustained growth: the budget was $1,717,449,783 in 2002-2003,^[83] $1,912,845,956 in 2003-2004,^[83] $2,049,685,734 in 2004-2005,^[84] and $2,218,345,070 in 2005-2006. ^[84]

Club	League	Sport	Venue	Established	Championships
Texas Rangers	MLB	Baseball	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington	1972	0 World Series
Dallas Cowboys	NFL	Football	Texas Stadium	1960	5 Super Bowls
Dallas Mavericks	NBA	Basketball	American Airlines Center	1980	0 NBA Titles
Dallas Stars	NHL	Hockey	American Airlines Center	1993	1 Stanley Cup
Dallas Desperados	AFL	Arena Football	American Airlines Center	2002	0 ArenaBowls
FC Dallas	MLS	Soccer	Pizza Hut Park	1995	0 MLS Cups
F E D E R A L [85]	House of Representatives			Senate
	Name	Party	District	Name	Party
	Sam Johnson	Republican	District 3	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Republican
	Ralph Hall	Republican	District 4	John Cornyn	Republican
	Jeb Hensarling	Republican	District 5
	Kenny Marchant	Republican	District 24
	Eddie Bernice Johnson	Democrat	District 30
	Pete Sessions	Republican	District 32
S T A T E [85]	Texas Legislature
	Name	Party	District	Name	Party	District
	Bob Deuell [5]	Republican	District 2	John Carona [6]	Republican	District 16
	Florence Shapiro [7]	Republican	District 8	Royce West [8]	Democrat	District 23
	Chris Harris [9]	Republican	District 9	Craig Estes [10]	Republican	District 30

The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which exercises original jurisdiction over 100 counties in North and West Texas, convenes in the Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse in the Government District of downtown. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (N The Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse, named for Earle Cabell and located in the Government District of downtown Dallas, Texas The Government District is an area in south-central downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) Downtown Dallas is the main business district in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city The same building additionally houses United States Bankruptcy and Magistrate Courts and a United States Attorney office. United States bankruptcy court are federal courts that have Subject-matter jurisdiction over bankruptcy cases. United States Attorneys (also known as federal prosecutors) represent the United States federal government in United States district court and Dallas also is the seat of the Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas.

See also: List of mayors of Dallas, Texas and Sister cities of Dallas, Texas

Crime and enforcement

Policing in Dallas is provided predominantly by the Dallas Police Department, which has 2,977 officers. This is a list of Mayors that served the city of Dallas, Texas ( USA) There are seven sister cities of Dallas, Texas ( USA), as designated by Sister Cities International: Brno ^[3] The Dallas chief of police is David Kunkle. ^[86] The Police Headquarters is located in the Cedars, a south Dallas neighborhood near downtown. South Dallas is an area in Dallas, Texas, ( USA) It is usually either defined in one of two ways As the area south of the Trinity River and south of Interstate Downtown Dallas is the main business district in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city

According to the FBI, a city to city comparison of crime rates is not meaningful, because recording practices vary from city to city, citizens report different percentages of crimes from one city to the next, and the actual number of people physically present in a city is unknown. [11] With that in mind, however, Dallas's violent crime rate (12. 06) is lower than such major cities as St Louis (24. 81 per thousand), Detroit (24. 22), Baltimore (16. 96), Philadelphia (15. 62), Cleveland (15. 47), Miami (15. 09), Washington DC (14. 48), Kansas City (14. 44) and Boston (13. 39). Dallas's violent crime rate trails such cities as Houston (11. 69), Los Angeles (7. 87) and New York City (6. 38). [12]

Fire protection

Fire protection and emergency medical service in the city is provided by Dallas Fire-Rescue, which has 1,670 firefighters and 56 working fire stations in the city limits. ^[3][87] The Dallas Fire & Rescue chief is Eddie Burns, Sr. ^[86] The department also operates the Dallas Firefighter's Museum at Dallas's oldest remaining fire station, built in 1907, along Parry Avenue near Fair Park. Dallas Fair Park is a recreational and educational complex located in Dallas, Texas ( USA) The Dallas Fire Department operates in mutual aid agreements with several surrounding municipalities.

In 1995, the Dallas Fire Department Training Academy (now the Chief Dodd Miller Training Academy) began to host firefighter recruits from other Metroplex municipalities in its 22 week basic firefighter training school, effectively becoming a regional training center. The Academy is reverently known as “The Drill Tower” by instructors and graduates, referring to the facility's most taxing structure/activity: a six story tower whose staircase is routinely climbed three times in rapid succession by recruits in full gear and hi-rise hose packs.

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Dallas, Texas

Historical populations
Census	Pop. This article is about the Demographics of Dallas, Texas ( USA)		%±
1860	678		—
1870	3,000		342. 5%
1880	10,358		245. 3%
1890	38,067		267. 5%
1900	42,639		12. 0%
1910	92,104		116. 0%
1920	158,976		72. 6%
1930	260,475		63. 8%
1940	294,734		13. 2%
1950	434,462		47. 4%
1960	679,684		56. 4%
1970	844,401		24. 2%
1980	904,078		7. 1%
1990	1,006,877		11. 4%
2000	1,188,580		18. 0%
Est. 2006	1,232,940		3. 7%
[88][89]

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 1,188,580 people, 451,833 households, and 266,580 families residing in Dallas proper. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 3,469. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 9 people per square mile (1,339. 7/km²). There were 484,117 housing units at an average density of 1,413. 3 per square mile (545. 7/km²).

There were 451,833 households out of which 30. 3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38. 8% were married couples living together, 14. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41. 0% are classified as non-families by the United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Of 451,833 households, 23,959 are unmarried partner households: 18,684 heterosexual. 32. 8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6. 5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3. 00% and the average family size was 3. 37%.

In the city the population was spread out with 26. 6% under the age of 18, 11. 8% from 18 to 24, 35. 3% from 25 to 44, 17. 7% from 45 to 64, and 8. 6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 101. 6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100. 5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,628, and the median income for a family was $40,921. Males had a median income of $31,149 versus $28,235 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,183. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 14. 9% of families and 17. 8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 1% of those under age 18 and 13. 1% of those aged 65 or over. In 2006 the median price for a house was $123,800, and save a 2003 recession, Dallas has seen a steady increase in the cost of homes over the past 6 years. ^[90]

The racial makeup of Dallas was 52. 9% White (U. S. Census),24. 2% African American, 2. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa 3% Asian, . 4% Native American, 0. 49% Pacific Islander, 20. 25% from other races, and 5. 33% from two or more races. 35. 55% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. Non-Hispanics whites accounted for 35. 55% of the city's population. Hispanics outnumbered African-Americans for the first time in the 2000 census as the largest minority group in Dallas.

The city has historically been predominantly white but its population diversified as it grew in size and importance over the 20th century to the point that non-Hispanic whites now represent only one-third of the city's population^[91]. White People is the second album by Handsome Boy Modeling School. In addition, almost 25% of Dallas's population is foreign born^[92], and the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex as a whole consists of 17% foreign-born residents. ^[93] The largest minority group in the city is Hispanics—Dallas is a major destination for Mexican immigrants, both legally and illegally. Hispanic (hispano hispánico hispânico Hispānus adjective from ''Hispānia'', the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula) is a term that historically The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term The southwestern and southeastern portions of the city, particularly Oak Cliff and Pleasant Grove, consists of a mixture of black and Hispanic residents, while the southern part of the city is predominantly black. Oak Cliff Dallas (formerly city of Oak Cliff was a town located in Dallas County, Texas ( USA) that was annexed by the neighboring city of Pleasant Grove is an area in southeastern Dallas, Texas ( USA) South Dallas is an area in Dallas, Texas, ( USA) It is usually either defined in one of two ways As the area south of the Trinity River and south of Interstate The northern part of the city is mostly white, though many enclaves of predominantly black and Hispanic residents exist. North Dallas is an expansive area of numerous communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas ( United States) In addition, Dallas and its suburbs are home to a large number of Asian American residents—Koreans, Taiwanese, Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, East Indians, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, and Arabs all have large presences in the area. Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry. They include sub-ethnic groups such as Chinese Americans Filipino Americans Indian Korean Americans ( Korean: ko 한국계 미국인 Hanja: ko 韓國系美國人 hangukgye migugin) are Americans of Korean origin A Taiwanese American is an American of Taiwanese ancestry This term also sometimes fluidly applies to those whose parents or relatives are associated with Chinese Americans ( Chinese: 华裔美国人 are Americans of Chinese descent A Vietnamese American (người Mỹ gốc Việt is a resident of the United States who is of Vietnamese heritage Indian Americans are Americans who are of Indian ancestry The U Bangladeshi Americans are individuals of Bangladeshi descent who are citizens of the United States. A Pakistani American is someone who trace their roots to Pakistan An Arab American is a United States citizen or resident of Arab cultural and linguistic heritage and/or Identity whose ancestry traces back to any of various The city also contains populations of Canadians, West Indians, Germans, Poles, Romanians, and Russians. Population of Canada: 31612895 (2006 Census Provinces and territories Metropolitan areas Cities The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting This article is about the German diaspora See Germans for the German ethnicity in general Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Romanians (dated Rumanians or Roumanians; Romanian: români or historically and today rather seldom and only regional rumâni The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries In addition, the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex is home to one of the largest Nigerian, Vietnamese, Khmer, and Lao populations in the United States. The Dallas – Fort Worth – Arlington metropolitan area, a title designated by the U See also African Immigration to the United States Nigerian Americans are citizens of the United States of America who are of an ethnicity located in Nigeria A Vietnamese American (người Mỹ gốc Việt is a resident of the United States who is of Vietnamese heritage A Cambodian American is an American who is of ethnic Khmer descent or more broadly having ancestors from Cambodia. A Laotian American is a resident of the United States who was originally from Laos or whose parents were

About half of Dallas's population was born outside of Texas. Many residents have migrated to the city from other parts of the country, particularly the Midwest, Northeast, and other Sunbelt states. The Northeast is a region of the United States. As defined by the U The Sun Belt is a region of the United States generally considered to stretch across the South and Southwest (the geographic southern United States ^[94]

Education

Main article: Education in Dallas, Texas

There are 337 public schools, 89 private schools, 38 colleges, and 32 libraries in Dallas [13]

Colleges and universities

Further information: List of colleges and universities in Dallas, Texas

Dallas is a major center of education for much of the South Central United States. This article is about education in Dallas, Texas ( USA) Colleges and universities See also [[List of colleges and universities in Dallas The Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex encompasses the metropolitan divisions of Dallas &ndash Plano &ndash Irving and  Fort Worth &ndash The South Central United States or South Central states is a region of the United States located in the south central part of the country The city itself contains several universities, colleges, trade schools, and educational institutes. Several major Universities also lie in enclaves, satellite cities, and suburbs of Dallas. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California.

Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a private, coeducational university in University Park, an independent city that, together with the adjacent town of Highland Park, is entirely surrounded by Dallas. Southern Methodist University ("SMU" is a private, Coeducational University in University Park, Texas (an enclave Unlike Public universities, private universities generally do not receive direct operational funding from national or subnational governments and thus rely on private Mixed-sex education, (or just Mixed education) also known as Coeducation, is the integrated education to males and females at the same school facilities University Park is a city in Dallas County, Texas, ( USA) The population was 23324 at the 2000 census SMU was founded in 1911 by the Southern Methodist Church and now enrolls 6,500 undergraduates, 1,200 professional students in the law and theology departments, and 3,500 postgraduates. This article is about the former denomination For individual churches of the same name see Methodist Episcopal Church South (disambiguation The Methodist In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law is a Law school located in Dallas, Texas. Theology is the study of a god or the gods from a religious perspective A graduate school or ("grad school" is a school that awards advanced degrees such as doctoral degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned ^[95][96]

The University of Texas at Dallas, part of the public UT system, is located in the city of Richardson, adjacent to Dallas in an area known as the Telecom Corridor. Richardson is a city in Collin and Dallas Counties in the US state of Texas. The Telecom Corridor is a technology business center in Richardson, Texas ( USA) a northern suburb of Dallas, which contains over 25 million UT Dallas, or UTD as longtime residents refer to it, is renowned for its work in combining the arts and technology, as well as for its programs in engineering, computer science, economics, international political economy, neuroscience, speech and hearing, pre-health, pre-law and management. UT Dallas has many collaborative research relationships with UT Southwestern (see below). UT Dallas is home to approximately 15,000 students.

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School is a medical school located in the Stemmons Corridor of Dallas. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School is a public Medical school in Dallas, Texas. The Stemmons Corridor or Lower Stemmons is a stretch of industrial and commercial property in northwest Dallas, Texas ( USA) It is part of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, again one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (also known as “UT Southwestern” is a medical research center in Texas, United States. The school is very selective, admitting around 200 students a year. The facility enrolls 3,255 postgraduates and is home to four Nobel Laureates: three in physiology/medicine and one in chemistry. A graduate school or ("grad school" is a school that awards advanced degrees such as doctoral degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry.

Dallas Baptist University (DBU) is a private, coeducational university located in the Mountain Creek area of southwestern Dallas. Dallas Baptist University ( DBU) formerly known as Dallas Baptist College is a Christian Liberal arts University located in Dallas Originally in Decatur, it moved to Dallas in 1965. Decatur is a city located in Wise County, Texas, United States. ^[97] The school currently enrolls over 5,100 students. ^[98]

Paul Quinn College is a private, historically Black college located in southeast Dallas. Paul Quinn College is a private historically black college (HBCU located in Dallas, Texas, United States. The term black people usually refers to a racial group of Humans with dark Skin color, but the term has also been used to categorise a number of diverse Originally in Waco Texas, it moved to Dallas in 1993 and is housed on the campus of the former Bishop College, another private, historically Black college. Waco (ˈweɪkoʊ is a city in and the County seat of McLennan County, Texas. For the Anglican school in Colombo Sri Lanka see Bishop's College. Dallas billionaire and entrepreneur Comer Cottrell, Jr. , founder of ProLine Corporation, bought the campus of Bishop College and bequeathed it to Paul Quinn College in 1993. ^[99] The school enrolls 3,000 undergraduate students.

The University of North Texas at Dallas, currently located at a temporary site south of Oak Cliff along Interstate 20, is being built in south Dallas along Houston School Road. The University of North Texas Dallas Campus, sometimes known as the UNT System Center, is the Dallas extension campus of the University of North Texas Interstate 20 in Texas (abbreviated I-20 or IH-20) is a major east-west Interstate highway in the Southern United States, running South Dallas is an area in Dallas, Texas, ( USA) It is usually either defined in one of two ways As the area south of the Trinity River and south of Interstate ^[30] The school will be the first public university within Dallas city limits. ^[29]

The University of Dallas in the adjacent suburb of Irving, Texas is an enclave of traditional Roman Catholicism in the Protestant landscape of Dallas. The University of Dallas is a private Catholic university located in Irving Texas. Irving (pronounced 'er-ving' is a city located in the US state of Texas within Dallas County. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. St. Albert the Great Dominican Priory and Holy Trinity Seminary are located on campus. Not to be confused with Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville New York or Holy Trinity College and Seminary in New Port Richey Florida The Cistercian Monastary and Cistercian Preparatory School are located just to the southeast, and The Highlands School, a PK-12 Legionary school, is connected to the east by jogging trails. The Highlands School is a college preparatory school in Irving, Texas ( USA) ranging from grades PK - 12. The Legion of Christ is a Catholic religious congregation established in 1941 in Mexico by Fr The Cistercian Monastery continues to be notable in scholastic developments in theology.

The Dallas County Community College District has seven colleges located throughout the area with campuses in Dallas as well as surrounding suburbs. The Dallas County Community College District (or DCCCD for short is a network of seven Community colleges in Dallas County, Texas ( USA

Also in the nearby suburbs and neighboring cities are the University of North Texas in Denton and the University of Texas at Arlington in Arlington. Denton is the County seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. The University of Texas at Arlington, often referred to as UT Arlington or UTA, is a nationally recognized comprehensive doctoral/research university in

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

The city of Dallas is mostly within the Dallas Independent School District, the twelfth-largest school district in the United States. Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts is a public Secondary school located in the Arts District of downtown The Dallas Independent School District ( Dallas ISD or DISD) is a School district based in Dallas, Texas ( USA) The Arts District is a performing and visual arts district in downtown Dallas Texas ( USA) The Dallas Independent School District ( Dallas ISD or DISD) is a School district based in Dallas, Texas ( USA) ^[100] The school district operates independently of the city and enrolls over 161,000 students. ^[100] In 2006, one of the district's magnet schools, The School for the Talented and Gifted, located in Oak Cliff, was named the best school in the United States (among public schools) by Newsweek and retained said title in 2007. A magnet school is a School which offers specialized courses or curricula. The School for the Talented and Gifted at the Yvonne A Ewell Townview Magnet Center (commonly referred to as TAG or TAG Magnet) is a public Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. Another one of DISD's schools, the Science and Engineering Magnet, came in at number eight in the same survey in 2006 and moved up to the #2 seat in 2007. The School of Science and Engineering at the Yvonne A Ewell Townview Magnet Center (known as the Science and Engineering Magnet or SEM) is located ^[101] Other DISD schools named to the list were Hillcrest, W. T. White and Woodrow Wilson high schools. Hillcrest High School, formerly Vickery Meadows High School is a public Secondary school located in north Dallas, Texas Warren Travis White High School is a public Secondary school in Dallas, Texas ( USA) Woodrow Wilson High School is a public Secondary school located at 100 South Glasgow Drive in the Lakewood neighborhood of east Dallas Woodrow Wilson High School was also named the top comprehensive high school in Dallas by local publication D Magazine. This article is about the magazine about Dallas For the Italian magazine see La Repubblica.

Dallas also extends into several other school districts including Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Duncanville, Garland, Highland Park, Mesquite, Plano, and Richardson. Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District ( CFBISD) is a school district based in Carrollton, Texas ( USA) Duncanville Independent School District is a School district based in Duncanville, Texas ( USA Garland Independent School District is a Public School district based in Garland, Texas ( USA) Note this Highland Park ISD serves the cities of Highland Park and University Park in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex The Mesquite Independent School District is a school district in Mesquite, Texas ( USA Plano Independent School District ( PISD or Plano ISD) is a public School district in Plano Richardson Independent School District ( RISD) is a school district based in Richardson, Texas ( USA) The Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District once served portions of southern Dallas, but it was shut down for the 2005-2006 year. Wilmer-Hutchins Independent School District ( WHISD) was a School district in Texas serving the cities of Wilmer and Hutchins, a large WHISD students started attending other Dallas ISD schools during that time. Following the close, the Texas Education Agency consolidated WHISD into Dallas ISD. The Texas Education Agency ( TEA, each letter pronounced separately is a branch of the state government of Texas in the United States.

Many school districts in Dallas County, including Dallas ISD, are served by a governmental agency called Dallas County Schools. Dallas County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (colloquially referred The system provides busing and other transportation services, access to a massive media library, technology services, strong ties to local organizations for education/community integration, and staff development programs. ^[102]

Private schools

There are also private schools in Dallas, most notably St. Mark's School of Texas, The Hockaday School, Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas, Episcopal School of Dallas, Parish Episcopal School, Bishop Dunne Catholic School, Bishop Lynch High School,Ursuline Academy of Dallas,and First Baptist Academy, Dallas. The St Mark's School of Texas is a nonsectarian preparatory Day school for boys located in Dallas, Texas, USA Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas is a private college-preparatory school for young men under the direction The Episcopal School of Dallas ( ESD) is an Independent school in Dallas, Texas. The Parish Episcopal School is a co-educational early developmental and preparatory Day school located on two campuses in Dallas, Texas, USA Bishop Dunne Catholic School is a private Middle/High college prep school located in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Texas ( USA) Bishop Lynch High School is a co-educational Catholic high school (grades 9-12 founded by the Dominican Order in east Dallas, Texas Ursuline Academy of Dallas (commonly referred to as "Ursuline" or "UA" is a Catholic College preparatory High school for girls Many Dallas residents also attend Cistercian Preparatory School and The Highlands School in adjacent Irving and Greenhill School in adjacent Addison. The Highlands School is a college preparatory school in Irving, Texas ( USA) ranging from grades PK - 12. Irving (pronounced 'er-ving' is a city located in the US state of Texas within Dallas County. Greenhill School is an independent Co-educational Day school in Addison, Texas, United States. Addison is a city in Dallas County, Texas ( USA) The population was 14166 at the 2000 census Ursuline Academy of Dallas, founded by a group of Ursuline nuns in 1874, is credited with being the oldest school in the city. Ursuline Academy of Dallas (commonly referred to as "Ursuline" or "UA" is a Catholic College preparatory High school for girls

Libraries

The city is served by the Dallas Public Library system. The Dallas Public Library system serves as the municipal library system of the city of Dallas, Texas ( USA) The system was originally created by the Dallas Federation of Women's Clubs with efforts spearheaded by then-president Mrs. Henry (May Dickson) Exall. Her work raising money led to a grant from philanthropist and steel baron Andrew Carnegie, which enabled the construction of the first branch in 1901. Andrew Carnegie (properly kɑrˈneɪgi but commonly /ˈkɑrnɨgi/ or /kɑrˈnɛgi/ (25 November 1835 – 11 August 1919 was a Scottish -born American Industrialist ^[103] Today the library operates 25 branch locations throughout the city including the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, the 8-story main branch in the Government District of downtown. The J Erik Jonsson Central Library is the Main Library of the Dallas Public Library system The Government District is an area in south-central downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) Downtown Dallas is the main business district in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city ^[104]

The former Texas School Book Depository, wherefrom, according to the Warren Commission Report, Lee Harvey Oswald shot and killed president John F. Kennedy, in 1963, serves, since the 1980s, as county government offices, except for its sixth and seventh floors which house the "museum of the assassination", known as The Sixth Floor Museum. The Texas School Book Depository (now the Dallas County Administration Building) is the former name of a seven-floor building located on Dealey Plaza in downtown The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as The Warren Commission, was established on November 29, 1963 Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18 1939 &ndash November 24 1963 was according to three United States government investigations the assassin of U The assassination of John F Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday November 22 1963 in Dallas Texas John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a State. The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza is a historic exhibit that examines the life times death and legacy of U

Infrastructure

Health systems

The city of Dallas has many hospitals within its bounds and a number of medical research facilities. One major research center is UT Southwestern Medical Center in the Stemmons Corridor, along with its affiliate medical school, UT Southwestern Medical School. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (also known as “UT Southwestern” is a medical research center in Texas, United States. The Stemmons Corridor or Lower Stemmons is a stretch of industrial and commercial property in northwest Dallas, Texas ( USA) The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School is a public Medical school in Dallas, Texas. The system includes Parkland Memorial Hospital and Children's Medical Center Dallas. Parkland Memorial Hospital is a Hospital located at 5201 Harry Hines Boulevard, just west of Oak Lawn in Dallas, Texas ( Children's Medical Center is a Children's hospital located along the Stemmons Corridor of north Dallas, Texas.

The city also has a VA hospital in south Dallas, the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs ( VA) is a government-run military Veteran benefit system with Cabinet -level status South Dallas is an area in Dallas, Texas, ( USA) It is usually either defined in one of two ways As the area south of the Trinity River and south of Interstate Dallas is the home of a Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP), part of an initiative by the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide mail order prescriptions to veterans using computerization at strategic locations throughout the United States. The Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP initiative of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs provides mail order prescriptions to veterans using

Other hospitals include Baylor University Medical Center in east Dallas, Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Oak Cliff, Methodist Charlton Medical Center near Duncanville, Medical City Dallas Hospital and Presbyterian Hospital in north Dallas, and the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Oak Lawn. Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC is located at 3500 Gaston Avenue in east Dallas, Texas ( USA) This article is about the eastern portion of Dallas Texas For the old city and the neighborhood that exists there now see Old East Dallas. Oak Cliff Dallas (formerly city of Oak Cliff was a town located in Dallas County, Texas ( USA) that was annexed by the neighboring city of Duncanville is a city in Dallas County, Texas ( USA) Duncanville's population was 36081 at the 2000 census Medical City Dallas is a Hospital located at 7777 Forest Lane just west of North Central Expressway ( US 75) in north Dallas, Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas is a tertiary care facility located in Dallas, Texas ( USA) North Dallas is an expansive area of numerous communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas ( United States) Oak Lawn is a neighborhood in Dallas, Texas ( USA) defined in Dallas City Ordinance 21859 as Planned Development District No

Transportation

Main article: Transportation in Dallas, Texas

The primary mode of local transportation in the city is the automobile, though efforts have been made to increase the availability of alternative modes of transit including the construction of light rail lines, biking and walking paths, wider sidewalks, and more efficient public transportation. This article is about transportation systems in and around Dallas, Texas ( USA) NCX redirects here For the transport protein see Sodium-calcium exchanger. In the US state of Texas, US Highway 75 is a US Highway that begins in Dallas and heads north to the Oklahoma border The city is much like other United States cities developed primarily in the late 20th century—criss-crossed by a vast network of highways which has led to and contributes to Dallas being a very low-density city.

The city of Dallas is at the confluence of a large number of major interstate highways—Interstates 20, 30, 35E, and 45 all run through the city. The Dwight D Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System (or simply the Interstate System) Interstate 20 in Texas (abbreviated I-20 or IH-20) is a major east-west Interstate highway in the Southern United States, running In the US state of Texas, Interstate 30 (abbreviated I-30 is an east-west Interstate Highway that runs from I-20 west of Fort Worth Interstate 35E (abbreviated I-35E) an Interstate highway, is the eastern half of Interstate 35 where it splits to serve different cities in Texas Interstate 45 (I-45 is an Interstate Highway located entirely within the U The city's freeway system, as it has no major geographical inhibitors surrounding it, is set up in the popular hub-and-spoke system, much like a wagon wheel. The hub-and-spoke distribution paradigm (or model or network) is a system of connections arranged like a chariot wheel in which all traffic moves along Starting from downtown Dallas, there is the main downtown freeway loop, the Interstate 635/20 Lyndon B. Downtown Dallas is the main business district in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city The downtown freeway loop is a complex system of freeways surrounding downtown Dallas Interstate 635 or the Lyndon B Johnson Freeway (abbreviated I-635 or locally LBJ) is a partial loop around Dallas, Texas ( USA Interstate 20 in Texas (abbreviated I-20 or IH-20) is a major east-west Interstate highway in the Southern United States, running Johnson loop, and ultimately the tolled President George Bush Turnpike. The President George Bush Turnpike (PGBT is a 305- Mile (49  km) Toll road running east-west through the northern suburbs of Dallas Texas Inside these freeway loops are other partially-limited-access and parkway-style loops including Loop 12 and Belt Line Road. A limited-access road or controlled-access road is a Road to which access from adjacent properties is limited in some way In the United States, Parkways are defined as follows A type of road A broad landscaped thoroughfare especially: one from which trucks and Loop 12 is a State highway that runs mostly within the city limits of Dallas, Texas. Belt Line Road is a loop road that traverses through 16 cities in Dallas County, Texas. Another beltway around the city is planned upwards of 45 miles (72 km) from downtown in Collin County. Radiating out of downtown as the spokes of the system are Interstates 30, 35E, and 45, US 75, US 175, Spur 366, the tolled Dallas North Tollway, and further out SH 114, US 80 and US 67. In the US state of Texas, US Highway 75 is a US Highway that begins in Dallas and heads north to the Oklahoma border US Highway 175 is an East - West United States highway. It comes very close to meeting its "parent" US 75, but decommissioning and Spur 366, also named Woodall Rodgers Freeway, is a highway that connects Interstate 35E to Interstate 345 ( U The Dallas North Tollway ( DNT or simply the Tollway) is a controlled-access Toll road operated by the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA State Highway 114 or SH 114 is a State highway that runs from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex westward across the state to the state border with US Route 80 is an east-west United States highway. As the "0" in the route number indicates it was originally a cross-country route from the Atlantic US Route 67 is a 1560 mile (2511 km long north-south U Other major highways within the city that do not serve primarily as spokes include SH 183 and Spur 408. State Highway 183 or SH 183 is a State highway in the Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex in Texas. Spur 408 is a four-mile connecting freeway between Loop 12 and Interstate 20, completely within the city of Dallas Texas. The recently completed interchange for Interstate 635 and Central Expressway, called the High Five Interchange, contains five stacks and is one of the largest freeway interchanges in the United States. Interstate 635 or the Lyndon B Johnson Freeway (abbreviated I-635 or locally LBJ) is a partial loop around Dallas, Texas ( USA NCX redirects here For the transport protein see Sodium-calcium exchanger. The High Five Interchange is a large Freeway interchange that connects LBJ Freeway ( Interstate 635) and Central Expressway ( US 75)

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is the Dallas area public transportation authority, providing buses, rail, and HOV lanes. White Rock Station is a DART Light rail station located in east Dallas, Texas ( USA) at East Northwest Highway ( The Blue Line is a Light rail line in the system of Mass transit in Dallas, Texas ( USA) operated by the Dallas Area Rapid The Dallas Area Rapid Transit authority (or DART) is a transit agency based in Dallas, Texas ( USA) that operates Buses Light In Transportation engineering and Transportation planning, a high-occupancy vehicle lane (or HOV lane) is a lane reserved for Vehicles with DART began operating the first light rail system in the Southwest United States in 1996 and continues to expand its coverage. For specific light rail systems many of which use the words "light rail" as part of their name see List of light-rail transit systems. The Southwestern area of the United States could be defined as the states west of the Mississippi River, with the qualification of a certain northern limit such as the 37 Currently, two light rail lines are in service. The Red Line travels through Oak Cliff, South Dallas, downtown, Uptown, north Dallas, Richardson and Plano. The Red Line is a Light rail line in the system of Mass transit in Dallas, Texas ( USA) operated by the Dallas Area Rapid Oak Cliff Dallas (formerly city of Oak Cliff was a town located in Dallas County, Texas ( USA) that was annexed by the neighboring city of South Dallas is an area in Dallas, Texas, ( USA) It is usually either defined in one of two ways As the area south of the Trinity River and south of Interstate Downtown Dallas is the main business district in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city Uptown is a PID (public improvement district and neighborhood in Dallas, Texas, ( USA) North Dallas is an expansive area of numerous communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas ( United States) Richardson is a city in Collin and Dallas Counties in the US state of Texas. Plano (ˈpleɪnoʊ is a city in Collin and Denton Counties in the U The Blue Line goes through south Dallas, downtown, Uptown, east Dallas, Lake Highlands, and Garland. The Blue Line is a Light rail line in the system of Mass transit in Dallas, Texas ( USA) operated by the Dallas Area Rapid South Dallas is an area in Dallas, Texas, ( USA) It is usually either defined in one of two ways As the area south of the Trinity River and south of Interstate This article is about the eastern portion of Dallas Texas For the old city and the neighborhood that exists there now see Old East Dallas. Lake Highlands is an area in Dallas, Texas ( USA) It typically connects itself with East Dallas, though it is very close geographically and Garland is a city in Dallas County in the US state of Texas. It is an inner suburb northeast of Dallas and is a major part of the The Red and Blue lines are conjoined in between 8th & Corinth Station in Oak Cliff and Mockingbird Station in north Dallas. The Red Line is a Light rail line in the system of Mass transit in Dallas, Texas ( USA) operated by the Dallas Area Rapid The Blue Line is a Light rail line in the system of Mass transit in Dallas, Texas ( USA) operated by the Dallas Area Rapid 8th & Corinth Station is a DART Light rail station located in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas, Texas ( USA) at Mockingbird Station is a DART Light rail station located in north Dallas, Texas ( USA) at Mockingbird Lane and North North Dallas is an expansive area of numerous communities and neighborhoods in Dallas, Texas ( United States) The two lines service Cityplace Station, the only subway station in the Southwest. Cityplace Station is a DART Light rail station located in the Cityplace neighborhood of Oak Lawn Dallas, Texas ( USA DART has also begun construction on its Green and Orange lines, which will serve DFW Airport, Irving and Las Colinas, Carrollton, Farmers Branch, the Stemmons Corridor, Victory Park, downtown, Deep Ellum, Fair Park, south Dallas and Pleasant Grove. The Green Line (labelled as the Orange Line on maps prior to 2006 will be a Light rail line in Dallas, USA, operated by the Dallas The Orange Line (labelled as the Purple Line on maps prior to 2006) will be a 14 Mile (23 km) Light rail line in the system of Irving (pronounced 'er-ving' is a city located in the US state of Texas within Dallas County. Las Colinas is a developed area in the Dallas suburb of Irving Texas. Farmers Branch is a city in Dallas County, Texas ( USA) The city is an inner-ring suburb of Dallas and is part of the Dallas/Fort The Stemmons Corridor or Lower Stemmons is a stretch of industrial and commercial property in northwest Dallas, Texas ( USA) Victory Park is a master planned development northwest of downtown Dallas, Texas ( USA) and north of Spur 366 (Woodall Rodgers Freeway Deep Ellum (a corruption of " deep Elm Street " is an arts and entertainment district near downtown in east Dallas, Texas Dallas Fair Park is a recreational and educational complex located in Dallas, Texas ( USA) South Dallas is an area in Dallas, Texas, ( USA) It is usually either defined in one of two ways As the area south of the Trinity River and south of Interstate Pleasant Grove is an area in southeastern Dallas, Texas ( USA)

Fort Worth's smaller public transit system, The T, connects with Dallas's via a commuter rail line, the Trinity Railway Express, connecting downtown Dallas's Union Station with downtown Fort Worth's T&P Station and several points in between. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. The Fort Worth Transportation Authority is the operator of the Bus system of the city of Fort Worth Texas, popularly known as The T. The Trinity Railway Express (or TRE) is a Regional rail commuter line in the Dallas / Fort Worth mass transit system Union Station is a DART Light rail, Commuter rail and Amtrak Intercity rail station located in the Reunion district of History The current Texas & Pacific Station building was built by the Texas and Pacific Railway opened on October 25 1931 The system of light rail transit, especially through downtown, has skyrocketed land values and has led to a flurry of residential and transit-oriented development.

Dallas is served by two commercial airports: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (known as DFW International) and Dallas Love Field. The Dallas – Fort Worth – Arlington metropolitan area, a title designated by the U Dallas Love Field is a city-owned public-use Airport located five Nautical miles (9 km) northwest of the Central business district of In addition, Dallas Executive Airport (formerly Redbird Airport), is a general aviation airport located within the city limits, and Addison Airport is another general aviation airport located just outside the city limits in the suburb of Addison. Dallas Executive Airport, formerly known as Redbird Airport, is a public Airport located six miles (10 km) southwest of the Central business General aviation (abbr GA) is one of two categories of Civil aviation. Addison Airport is a public Airport located in the Town of Addison, an incorporated city in Dallas County, Texas, United States Two more general aviation airports are located in the outer suburb of McKinney, and two more general aviation airports are in Fort Worth, on the west side of the Metroplex. McKinney is a city in and the County seat of Collin County, Texas, United States, and the second in population to Plano. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States.

DFW International Airport is located in the suburbs north of and equidistant to downtown Fort Worth and downtown Dallas. In terms of size, DFW is the largest airport in the state, the second largest in the United States, and third largest in the world. In terms of traffic, DFW is the busiest in the state, third busiest in the United States, and sixth busiest in the world. The headquarters of American Airlines, the largest air carrier in the world, is located less than a mile from DFW, in Fort Worth. American Airlines Inc (AA is a US -based airline and the world's Largest airline in total passenger miles transported and passenger fleet size Love Field is located within the city limits of Dallas, 6 miles (10 km) northwest of downtown, and is headquarters to Southwest Airlines. Dallas Love Field is a city-owned public-use Airport located five Nautical miles (9 km) northwest of the Central business district of Southwest Airlines Co ( is an American low-cost Airline based in Dallas Texas, with its largest focus city at Las Vegas ' McCarran

Utilities

Dallas is served by Dallas Water Utilities, which operates several waste treatment plants and pulls water from several area reservoirs. Dallas Water Utilities is the Water and Wastewater service operated by the City of Dallas, Texas ( USA) ^[105] The city's electric system is maintained by TXU Electric Delivery,^[106] whose parent company, Energy Future Holdings Corporation, headquarters in the city. Energy Future Holdings Corporation is an Energy company headquartered in Energy Plaza in Dallas Texas. ^[107] The city offers garbage pickup and recycling service weekly through its Sanitation Services department. ^[108] Telephone networks are available from several companies and broadband Internet and cable television service is available for the majority of the city.

Sister Cities

Dallas has the following sister cities: ^[109]

• Brno, Czech Republic
• Dijon, France
• Monterrey, Mexico
• Riga, Latvia
• Kirkuk, Iraq
• Saratov, Russia
• Taipei, Taiwan
• Sendai, Japan
• Tianjin City, People's Republic of China

References

See also

• The John F. Kennedy assassination
• Dallas, the TV series

Further reading

External links

• Official City Website
• Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Dallas Civilian Employees Website
• Dallas Historical Society
• Historical city maps, including streets, streams and trolley lines, circa 1880-1920
• Dallas Historical Society photographs hosted by the Portal to Texas History
• Dallas Public Library
• Best of Dallas guide to city culture
• Dallas area parks
• USGS GNIS: USGS Elevation data
• Dallas from the Handbook of Texas Online
• Dallas travel guide from Wikitravel

• Dallas, Texas is at coordinates 32°47′N 96°48′W / 32.78, -96.80 (Dallas, Texas)Coordinates: 32°47′N 96°48′W / 32.78, -96.80 (Dallas, Texas)

The Handbook of Texas (ISBN 0-87611-151-7 is a comprehensive Encyclopedia of Texas geography history and historical persons published by the Texas Wikitravel is a Web -based project "to create a free, complete up-to-date and reliable worldwide travel guide. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system.

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