Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
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The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, encompasses 12 counties within the U.S. state of Texas. The metropolitan area is further divided into two metropolitan divisions: Dallas–Plano–Irving and Fort Worth–Arlington. Residents of the area informally refer to it as the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, or simply The Metroplex (the term was originally invented to refer to Dallas/Fort Worth), which is the economic and cultural hub of the region commonly called North Texas or North Central Texas.
According to the U.S. Census July 1, 2007 estimates, the metropolitan area has a population of 6.1 million.<ref name="autogenerated1">Estimates of Population Change for Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Rankings: July 1, 2006 to July 1, 2007</ref> The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington MSA is the largest metropolitan area in Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> The metroplex also encompasses Template:Convert of total area: Template:Convert is land, while Template:Convert is water, making it larger in area than the U.S. states of Rhode Island and Connecticut combined. It is also the 4th largest metropolitan area by population and gross metropolitan product in the United States, but approximately tenth largest by GMP in the world.
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Metroplex counties
US Government Designated
- Collin County
- Dallas County
- Delta County
- Denton County
- Ellis County
- Hunt County
- Johnson County
- Kaufman County
- Parker County
- Rockwall County
- Tarrant County
- Wise County
Metroplex cities, towns, and CDPs
Note: Cities and towns are categorized based on the latest population estimates from the United States Census Bureau (as of July 1, 2006)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the North Central Texas Council of Governments (as of January 1, 2007)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>. No population estimates are released for Census-designated places (CDPs), which are marked with an asterisk (*). These places are categorized based on their 2000 census population.
Principal cities
Cities with over 100,000 population
Cities, towns, and CDPs with 10,000 to 100,000 inhabitants
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- Addison
- Allen
- Azle
- Balch Springs
- Bedford
- Benbrook
- Burleson
- Cedar Hill
- Cleburne
- Colleyville
- Coppell
- Corinth
- Crowley
- Decatur
- DeSoto
- Duncanville
- Ennis
- Euless
- Farmers Branch
- Flower Mound
- Forest Hill
- Forney
- Glenn Heights
- Grapevine
- Greenville
- Haltom City
- Highland Village
- Hurst
- Keller
- Lancaster
- Lewisville
- Little Elm
- Mansfield
- Midlothian
- Mineral Wells (partial)
- Murphy
- North Richland Hills
- Rockwall
- Rowlett
- Sachse
- Saginaw
- Seagoville
- Southlake
- Terrell
- The Colony
- University Park
- Watauga
- Waxahachie
- Weatherford
- White Settlement
- Wylie
Cities, towns, and CDPs with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants
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- Aledo
- Alma
- Alvarado
- Alvord
- Anna
- Annetta North
- Annetta South
- Annetta
- Argyle
- Aubrey
- Aurora
- Bardwell
- Bartonville
- Blue Mound
- Blue Ridge
- Boyd
- Briar*
- Briaroaks
- Bridgeport
- Caddo Mills
- Campbell
- Celeste
- Celina
- Chico
- Cockrell Hill
- Combine
- Commerce
- Cool
- Cooper
- Copper Canyon
- Corral City
- Cottonwood
- Crandall
- Cresson (partial)
- Cross Roads
- Cross Timber
- Dalworthington Gardens
- DISH
- Double Oak
- Eagle Mountain*
- Edgecliff Village
- Everman
- Fairview
- Farmersville
- Fate
- Ferris
- Garrett
- Godley
- Grandview
- Grays Prairie
- Gun Barrel City
- Hackberry
- Haslet
- Hawk Cove
- Heath
- Hebron
- Hickory Creek
- Highland Park
- Hudson Oaks
- Hutchins
- Italy
- Josephine
- Joshua
- Justin
- Kaufman
- Keene
- Kemp
- Kennedale
- Krugerville
- Krum
- Lake Bridgeport
- Lake Dallas
- Lake Worth
- Lakeside
- Lakewood Village
- Lavon
- Lincoln Park
- Lone Oak
- Lowry Crossing
- Lucas
- Mabank (partial)
- Maypearl
- McLendon-Chisholm
- Melissa
- Midlothian
- Milford
- Millsap
- Mobile City
- Nevada
- New Fairview
- New Hope
- Newark
- Neylandville
- Northlake
- Oak Grove
- Oak Leaf
- Oak Point
- Oak Ridge
- Ovilla
- Palmer
- Pantego
- Paradise
- Parker
- Pecan Acres*
- Pecan Gap (partial)
- Pecan Hill
- Pelican Bay
- Pilot Point
- Ponder
- Post Oak Bend City
- Princeton
- Prosper
- Quinlan
- Red Oak
- Rendon*
- Reno
- Rhome
- Richland Hills
- Rio Vista
- River Oaks
- Roanoke
- Rosser
- Royse City
- Runaway Bay
- Saint Paul
- Sanctuary
- Sanger
- Sansom Park
- Scurry
- Shady Shores
- Springtown
- Sunnyvale
- Talty
- Trophy Club
- Union Valley
- Van Alstyne (partial)
- Venus
- West Tawakoni
- Westlake
- Westminster*
- Weston
- Westover Hills
- Westworth Village
- Willow Park
- Wilmer
- Wolfe City
Unincorporated places
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Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 5,161,544 people, 1,881,056 households, and 1,301,993 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 69.25% White, 13.88% African American, 0.57% Native American, 3.78% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 10.01% from other races, and 2.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.65% of the population.
The median income for a household in the MSA was $48,062, and the median income for a family was $55,263. Males had a median income of $39,581 versus $27,446 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $21,839.
Combined Statistical Area
The Dallas–Fort Worth Combined Statistical Area is made up of 19 counties in north central Texas. The statistical area includes two metropolitan areas and five micropolitan areas. As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 5,487,956 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 6,498,410).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The CSA definition encompasses Template:Convert. of area, of which Template:Convert. is land and Template:Convert. is water. The Dallas/Fort Worth Combined Statistical Area is the largest Primary Census Statistical Area (PCSA) in Texas in both area and population.
Components
- Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)
- Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington (Collin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, and Wise counties)
- Sherman-Denison (Grayson County)
- Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs)
- Athens (Henderson County)
- Bonham (Fannin County)
- Gainesville (Cooke County)
- Granbury (Hood and Somervell counties)
- Mineral Wells (Palo Pinto County)
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 5,487,956 people, 2,006,665 households, and 1,392,540 families residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of the CSA was 70.41% White, 13.34% African American, 0.59% Native American, 3.58% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 9.62% from other races, and 2.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.83% of the population.
The median income for a household in the CSA was $43,836, and the median income for a family was $50,898. Males had a median income of $37,002 versus $25,553 for females. The per capita income for the CSA was $20,460.
Geography
Template:Unreferencedsection The Metroplex overlooks mostly prairie land with a few rolling hills dotted by man-made lakes cut by streams, creeks and rivers surrounded by forest land. The Metroplex is situated in the Texas blackland prairies region named for the fertile black soil suitable for growing cotton and other crops especially the rural areas of Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties.
Many areas of Denton, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant and Wise counties are located in the Fort Worth Prairie region of North Texas which has a different soil type from that of the Texas blackland prairie making it less fertile and more rocky. Consequently, most of the rural land on the Fort Worth Prairie is used as ranch land. A large onshore natural gas field, the Barnett Shale, lies underneath this area causing many to construct natural gas wells on their land especially in Denton, Tarrant and Wise counties. While new development is replacing crop fields, it is still common to see crop fields surrounded by developed residential or commercial land.
South of Dallas and Fort Worth is a line of rugged hills that goes north to south about Template:Convert that looks similar to the Texas Hill Country Template:Convert to the south.
Description of economic activity
The cities of Dallas and Fort Worth are the anchor cities of the Metroplex. Dallas and its suburbs have one of the highest concentrations of corporate headquarters in the United States. As such, one of the largest industries in the Metroplex is conducting business. The Metroplex also contains the largest Information Technology industry base in the state (often referred to as Silicon Prairie), owing to the large number of corporate IT projects and the presence of numerous electronics, computing and telecom firms such as Texas Instruments, Electronic Data Systems, Perot Systems, i2, AT&T, and Verizon in and around Dallas. On the other end of the business spectrum, and on the other side of the Metroplex, the Texas farming and ranching industry is based in Fort Worth. According to the Dallas Business Journal's 2006 Book of Lists, American Airlines is the largest employer in the Metroplex. Several major defense manufacturers, including Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopter Textron, and Raytheon, maintain significant operations in the Metroplex. ExxonMobil, the #2 corporation on the Fortune 500 listings, is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
Transportation
Template:Copyedit The Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (IATA airport code: DFW), located between Dallas and Fort Worth, is the largest and busiest airport in the state of Texas. It is the third busiest airport in the world in terms of aircraft movements and the seventh busiest airport in the world in terms of passenger traffic, transporting 59,784,876 passengers in 2007<ref>http://www.airports.org/cda/aci_common/display/main/aci_content07_c.jsp?zn=aci&cp=1-5-54-55_666_2__</ref>. American Airlines, based in Fort Worth, has its headquarters next to DFW Airport. American, the largest airline in the world in terms of passengers transported and fleet size, is a predominant leader in domestic routes and operations.
Love Field Airport (IATA Airport Code: DAL) is located in Dallas. Southwest Airlines, based in Dallas, is headquartered next to Love Field. The airline is a predominant domestic low-cost airline.
Public transit options exist but are limited in scope. Dallas County has bus service and light rail operated by DART, going as far north as Plano, but there are still many suburbs without service. Denton County has bus service limited to Denton and Lewisville owned by the Denton County Transportation Authority. A light rail line is in planning that would parallel I-35E to connect Carrollton, Lewisville, Lake Dallas, and Denton, with plans to connect it to a future DART rail line. Tarrant County has bus service operated by the T, available only in Fort Worth. The train that serves Fort Worth and the eastern suburbs is operated by Trinity Railway Express; it connects from downtown Fort Worth to downtown Dallas, where it links to the DART rail system.
The Dallas-Fort Worth area has hundreds of lane miles of freeways and interstates. The Metroplex has the second most freeway miles per capita in the nation, behind only the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Like most major metropolitan areas in Texas, most interstates and freeways have access roads where most of the businesses are located; these access roads have slip ramps that merge onto the freeways and interstates. North-south Interstates include I-35 and I-45. East-west routes include I-30 and I-20. I-35 splits into I-35E and I-35W from Denton to Hillsboro: I-35W goes through Fort Worth while I-35E goes through Dallas. I-30 connects Dallas and Fort Worth, and I-45 connects Dallas to Houston. HOV lanes currently exist along I-35E, I-30, I-635, US 67, and US 75. I-20 bypasses both Dallas and Fort Worth to the south while its loop, I-820, loops around Fort Worth. I-635 splits to the north of I-20 and loops around east and north Dallas, ending at SH 121 north of DFW Airport. I-35E, Loop 12, and Spur 408 ultimately connect to I-20 southwest of Dallas, completing the west bypass loop around Dallas. A large number of construction projects are planned or are already underway in the region to alleviate congestion. Due largely to funding issues, many of the new projects involve building new tollways or adding tolled express lanes to existing highways.
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Largest area private-sector employers
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| American Airlines | 22,077 | Commercial airline |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 21,133 | Retail |
| Texas Health Resources | 16,289 | Health care |
| Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company | 15,900 | Military aircraft design and production |
| Baylor Health Care System | 15,200 | Health care |
| Citigroup | 15,000 | Financial Services |
| AT&T, Inc. | 13,729 | Data, voice, networking and internet services |
| Verizon Communications | 12,500 | Telecommunications |
| Texas Instruments | 10,600 | Semiconductor manufacturing |
| Albertsons | 10,100 | Retail grocery |
| Brinker International | 10,000 | Restaurants |
| HCA Healthcare | 9,896 | Health care |
| JPMorgan Chase | 8,800 | Financial services |
| J.C. Penney Company, Inc. | 7,900 | Retail |
| Kroger Food Stores | 7,600 | Retail grocery |
| Target Corporation | 7,554 | Retail |
| Electronic Data Systems (EDS) | 7,300 | Information technology services |
| Bank of America | 7,000 | Financial services |
| Tom Thumb Food & Pharmacy (Safeway Inc.) | 6,314 | Retail grocery |
| Southwest Airlines | 5,543 | Commercial airline |
| Bell Helicopter Textron | 5,301 | Aircraft manufacturing |
| Minyard Food Stores, Inc. | 5,091 | Retail grocery |
| Blockbuster, Inc. | 4,500 | Retail video and games |
| General Motors | 4,030 | Automotive manufacturer |
| RadioShack Corp. | 3,896 | Electronics retailer |
| Sprint | 3,500 | Communications products |
Media
Template:Refimprove The cities of Dallas and Fort Worth have their own newspapers, The Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, respectively. Historically, the two papers were restricted in readership to their own counties; Tarrant County households would never read the Morning News and vice versa. As the two cities' suburbs have grown together in recent years, it is now common to find locations where both of the newspapers are sold. This pattern has been repeated in other print media, radio, and television, but since the 1970s all of the television stations and most of the FM radio stations have chosen to transmit from Cedar Hill so as to serve the entire market, and are programmed likewise. A recent phenomenon seen most clearly in the DFW market has been the rise of "80-90 move-ins", whereby stations have been moved from distant markets, in some cases as far away as Oklahoma, and relicensed to anonymous small towns in the Metroplex to serve as additional DFW stations. According to RadioTime, the market has 38 AM stations, 58 FM stations (many of them class Cs), and 18 full-power television stations.
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Sports
The Metroplex is one of just thirteen American metropolitan areas that has a team in each of the four major professional sports leagues. Major professional sports first came to the area in 1960, when the Dallas Cowboys began competing in the National Football League and the Dallas Texans began competing in the American Football League (the Texans would later relocate to Kansas City and become the Chiefs). In 1972, Major League Baseball's Washington Senators moved to Arlington to become the Texas Rangers. The National Basketball Association expanded into North Texas in 1980 when the Dallas Mavericks were added to the league. The fourth piece was added in 1993 when the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League became the Dallas Stars. The area is also home to many other minor-league professional teams, four colleges that compete in NCAA Division I athletics and has played host to many premiere sports events on both an annual and one-time basis.
Major Professional Sports Teams <tr bgcolor="#ADADAD"> <td width="300px">Club</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Sport</td> <td width="75px" align="left">Founded</td> <td width="270px" align="left">League</td> <td width="180px" align="left">Venue</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff'> <td width="250px">Dallas Cowboys</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Football</td> <td width="75px" align="left">1960</td> <td width="270px" align="left">NFL</td> <td width="180px" align="left">Texas Stadium</td> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff'> <td width="250px">Texas Rangers</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Baseball</td> <td width="75px" align="left">1972^</td> <td width="270px" align="left">MLB</td> <td width="180px" align="left">Rangers Ballpark in Arlington</td> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff'> <td width="250px">Dallas Mavericks</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Basketball</td> <td width="75px" align="left">1980</td> <td width="270px" align="left">NBA</td> <td width="180px" align="left">American Airlines Center</td> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff'> <td width="250px">FC Dallas</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Soccer</td> <td width="75px" align="left">1996</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Major League Soccer</td> <td width="180px" align="left">Pizza Hut Park</td> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff'> <td width="250px">Dallas Stars</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Hockey</td> <td width="75px" align="left">1993^</td> <td width="270px" align="left">NHL</td> <td width="180px" align="left">American Airlines Center</td> </table> ^- Indicates year team relocated to the area
Other Professional Teams <tr bgcolor="#ADADAD"> <td width="300px">Club</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Sport</td> <td width="75px" align="left">Founded</td> <td width="270px" align="left">League</td> <td width="180px" align="left">Venue</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff'> <td width="250px">Dallas Desperados</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Arena Football</td> <td width="75px" align="left">2002</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Arena Football League</td> <td width="180px" align="left">American Airlines Center</td> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff'> <td width="250px">Frisco RoughRiders</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Baseball</td> <td width="75px" align="left">2003^</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Texas League</td> <td width="180px" align="left">Dr Pepper Ballpark</td> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff'> <td width="250px">Fort Worth Cats</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Baseball</td> <td width="75px" align="left">2001</td> <td width="270px" align="left">AAIPBL</td> <td width="180px" align="left">LaGrave Field</td> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff'> <td width="250px">Grand Prairie AirHogs</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Baseball</td> <td width="75px" align="left">2007</td> <td width="270px" align="left">AAIPBL</td> <td width="180px" align="left">QuikTrip Park</td> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff'> <td width="250px">Fort Worth Flyers</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Basketball</td> <td width="75px" align="left">2005</td> <td width="270px" align="left">NBA D-League</td> <td width="180px" align="left">Fort Worth Convention Center</td> </table> ^- Indicates year team relocated to the area
Division I College Athletics <tr bgcolor="#ADADAD"> <td width="300px">School</td> <td width="120px" align="left">City</td> <td width="150px" align="left">Nickname</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Conference</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff'> <td width="250px">Texas Christian University</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Fort Worth</td> <td width="150px" align="left">Horned Frogs</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Mountain West</td> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff'> <td width="250px">Southern Methodist University</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Dallas</td> <td width="150px" align="left">Mustangs</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Conference USA</td> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff'> <td width="250px">University of North Texas</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Denton</td> <td width="150px" align="left">Mean Green</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Sun Belt</td> <tr bgcolor="#ffffff'> <td width="250px">University of Texas at Arlington</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Arlington</td> <td width="150px" align="left">Mavericks</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Southland</td> </table>
Sports Events Hosted <tr bgcolor="#ADADAD"> <td width="300px">Event</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Sport</td> <td width="150px" align="left">Year(s)</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Venue</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">Texas vs. Oklahoma</td> <td width="120px" align="left">College Football</td> <td width="150px" align="left">1912-Present</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Cotton Bowl</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">Battle for the Iron Skillet</td> <td width="120px" align="left">College Football</td> <td width="150px" align="left">1915-Present</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Cotton Bowl, Amon G. Carter Stadium, Ownby Stadium, Texas Stadium, Ford Stadium</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">AT&T Cotton Bowl</td> <td width="120px" align="left">College Football</td> <td width="150px" align="left">1937-Present</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Cotton Bowl</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">PGA Championship</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Golf</td> <td width="150px" align="left">1927</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Cedarcrest Golf Course</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">U.S. Open</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Golf</td> <td width="150px" align="left">1941</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Colonial Country Club</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">Byron Nelson Golf Classic</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Golf</td> <td width="150px" align="left">1944-Present</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Multiple courses in Dallas</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">Colonial National Invitational</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Golf</td> <td width="150px" align="left">1946-Present</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Colonial Country Club</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">The Players Championship</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Golf</td> <td width="150px" align="left">1975</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Colonial Country Club</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">Pro Bowl</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Football</td> <td width="150px" align="left">1973</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Texas Stadium</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">NBA All-Star Game</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Basketball</td> <td width="150px" align="left">1986</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Reunion Arena</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">NCAA Men's Final Four</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Basketball</td> <td width="150px" align="left">1986</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Reunion Arena</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">U.S. Women's Open</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Golf</td> <td width="150px" align="left">1991</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Colonial Country Club</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">FIFA World Cup Preliminaries</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Soccer</td> <td width="150px" align="left">1994</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Cotton Bowl</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">MLB All-Star Game</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Baseball</td> <td width="150px" align="left">1995</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Rangers Ballpark in Arlington</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">Samsung 500</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Auto Racing</td> <td width="150px" align="left">1997-Present</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Texas Motor Speedway</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">Bombardier Learjet 550</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Auto Racing</td> <td width="150px" align="left">1997-Present</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Texas Motor Speedway</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">Big 12 Championship Game</td> <td width="120px" align="left">College Football</td> <td width="150px" align="left">2001, 2009, 2010</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Texas Stadium, Dallas Cowboys New Stadium</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl</td> <td width="120px" align="left">College Football</td> <td width="150px" align="left">2003-Present</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Amon G. Carter Stadium</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">Dickies 500</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Auto Racing</td> <td width="150px" align="left">2005-Present</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Texas Motor Speedway</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">MLS Cup</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Soccer</td> <td width="150px" align="left">2005, 2006</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Pizza Hut Park</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">NHL All-Star Game</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Hockey</td> <td width="150px" align="left">2007</td> <td width="270px" align="left">American Airlines Center</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">Texas A&M vs. Arkansas</td> <td width="120px" align="left">College Football</td> <td width="150px" align="left">2009</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Dallas Cowboys New Stadium</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">NBA All-Star Game</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Basketball</td> <td width="150px" align="left">2010</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Dallas Cowboys New Stadium</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">Super Bowl XLV</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Football</td> <td width="150px" align="left">2011</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Dallas Cowboys New Stadium</td> <tr bgcolor=#ffffff'> <td width="300px">NCAA Men's Final Four</td> <td width="120px" align="left">Basketball</td> <td width="150px" align="left">2014</td> <td width="270px" align="left">Dallas Cowboys New Stadium</td> </table>
See also
Notes
External links
Official sites
- North Texas Commission
- DFW International Airport
- Greater Dallas Chamber
- Visit Dallas Fort Worth
- Metroplex Business Directory
Additional information
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram - major Fort Worth newspaper
- Dallas Morning News - major Dallas newspaper
- Metroplex Daily
- Dallas Fort Worth Travel Guide
- TourTexas.com: DFW travel and entertainment information guide
Transportation
- DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit) - Dallas Area Bus and Rail Service
- The "T" (Fort Worth Transportation Authority) - Fort Worth Bus Service
- TRE (Trinity Railway Express) - Rail Service
- DCTA (Denton County Transportation Authority) - Denton/Highland Village/Lewisville Bus Service
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