- Mid-Cities
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The Mid-Cities is the suburban region filling the thirty-mile span between Dallas and Fort Worth. These communities include the cities of Arlington, Irving, Grand Prairie, Grapevine, Southlake, Colleyville, HEB (Hurst, Euless and Bedford), NRH (North Richland Hills and Richland Hills), Haltom City, Watauga, and Keller, along with multiple other smaller towns such as Trophy Club and Roanoke and together represent more people than either Dallas or Fort Worth.
Three of these communities, Arlington (population 374,417), Irving (population 201,358), Grand Prairie (population 160,641) are notable cities in their own right and each ranks among the larger cities in Texas.
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Transportation in the Mid-Cities
Airports
Freeways
- I-20
- I-820
- Tom Landry Highway
- LBJ Freeway
- Bush Turnpike
- John Carpenter Freeway
- SH 121
- SH 161
- Airport Freeway
- SH 360
Rail
Major shopping centers in the Mid-Cities
- Grapevine Mills
- Irving Mall
- North East Mall
- Parks Mall
- Six Flags Mall
- Trader's Village
- Arlington Highlands
- Southlake Town Center
- Lincoln Square (Arlington,TX)
Entertainment in the Mid-Cities
Major Sports
Amusement Parks
Gambling
Venues
Education in the Mid-Cities
Colleges/Universities
- North Lake College
- Tarrant County College
- University of Dallas
- University of Texas at Arlington
- Arlington Baptist College
- DeVry University
- Everest College
- Letourneau University
- Dallas Baptist University
High Schools
- Arlington High School
- Birdville High School
- Bowie High School (Arlington, TX)
- Carroll High School (Southlake, TX)
- Central High School
- Colleyville Heritage High School
- Coppell High School
- Fossil Ridge High School
- Grand Prairie High School
- Grapevine High School
- Haltom High School
- Irving High School
- Keller High School
- L. D. Bell High School
- MacArthur High School
- Mansfield Summit High School
- Martin High School (Arlington, TX)
- Nimitz High School
- Ranchview High School (Irving, TX)
- Richland High School
- South Grand Prairie High School
- Timber Creek High School
- Trinity High School
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