Dallas TX is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas TX–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.
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51 Facts About Dallas TX
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Dallas TX makes up one-fifth of the much larger urbanized area known as the Dallas TX–Fort Worth metroplex, in which one quarter of all Texans live.
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Downtown Dallas TX has residential offerings in downtown, some of which are signature skyline buildings.
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City of Dallas TX is home to many areas, neighborhoods, and communities.
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Dallas TX can be divided into several geographical areas which include larger geographical sections of territory including many subdivisions or neighborhoods, forming macroneighborhoods.
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Central Dallas TX is anchored by Downtown, the center of the city, along with Oak Lawn and Uptown, areas characterized by dense retail, restaurants, and nightlife.
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Downtown Dallas TX has a variety of named districts, 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, and the Reunion District.
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East Dallas TX is home to Deep Ellum, a trendy arts area close to Downtown, the homey Lakewood neighborhood, historic Vickery Place and Bryan Place, and the architecturally significant neighborhoods of Swiss Avenue and Munger Place.
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South Side Dallas TX is a popular location for nightly entertainment at the NYLO rooftop patio and lounge, The Cedars Social.
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Since it was rerouted in the late 1920s, the river has been little more than a drainage ditch within a floodplain for several miles above and below Downtown, with a more normal course further upstream and downstream, but as Dallas TX began shifting towards postindustrial society, public outcry about the lack of aesthetic and recreational use of the river ultimately gave way to the Trinity River Project, which was begun in the early 2000s.
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Dallas TX has a humid subtropical climate characteristic of the Southern Plains of the United States.
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Summers in Dallas TX are very hot with high humidity, although extended periods of dry weather often occur.
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Winters in Dallas TX are usually chilly to mild, with occasional cold spells.
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Dallas TX is the ninth-most-populous city in the United States and third in Texas after the cities of Houston and San Antonio.
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Dallas TX area is a major destination for Mexican Americans and other Hispanic and Latino American immigrants.
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North Dallas TX has many enclaves of predominantly white, black and especially Hispanic or Latino American residents.
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The Russian-speaking population of Dallas TX has continued to grow in the sector of "American husbands-Russian wives".
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The 2018 census estimates determined that the city of Dallas TX's foreign-born population consisted of 25.
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Dallas TX has been called the "Prison Ministry Capital of the World" by the prison ministry community.
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Dallas TX is home to two evangelical seminaries: the Dallas TX Theological Seminary and Criswell College.
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Dallas TX is home to numerous Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches including Saint Seraphim Cathedral, see of the Orthodox Church in America's Southern Diocese.
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End of World War II left Dallas TX seeded with a nexus of communications, engineering, and production talent by companies such as Collins Radio Corporation.
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However, since the early 2000s the central core of Dallas TX has been enjoying steady and significant growth encompassing both repurposing of older commercial buildings in Downtown Dallas TX into residential and hotel uses, as well as the construction of new office and residential towers.
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Oil-dependent cities and regions have felt significant effects from the downturn, but Dallas TX's growth has continued unabated, strengthening in 2015.
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Dallas TX led Texas's largest cities in Forbes magazine's 2015 ranking of "The Best Place for Business and Careers".
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In 2020, Dallas TX ranked No 2 in Forbes magazine's ranking of "The Best Place for Business and Careers".
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VisitDallas TX is the 501 organization contracted to promote tourism and attract conventions but an audit released in January 2019 cast doubts on its effectiveness in achieving those goals.
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Perot Museum of Nature and Science, in Downtown Dallas TX, is a natural history and science museum.
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Dallas TX has an Office of Cultural Affairs as a department of the city government.
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The Los Angeles-class submarine USS Dallas TX was planned to become a museum ship near the Trinity River after her decommissioning in September 2014, but this has since been delayed.
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Dallas TX is known for its barbecue, authentic Mexican, and Tex-Mex cuisine.
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Previously, the Dallas TX Tornado played in the North American Soccer League from 1968 to 1981.
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Dallas TX Renegades are a professional football team in the relaunched XFL that plays their home games at Globe Life Park, the former home of the Texas Rangers.
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Dallas TX Sidekicks are an American professional indoor soccer team based in Allen, Texas, a suburb of Dallas TX.
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Dallas TX was one of only 16 cities in the United States included in the Rugby Super League, represented by Dallas TX Harlequins.
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The Dallas TX Magpies, founded in 1998, compete in the United States Australian Football League.
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In 1935, Dallas TX purchased 36 acres from John Cole's estate to develop Reverchon Park.
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Dallas TX area has a high number of colleges and universities.
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Students from Dallas TX attend many private schools in Dallas TX, and in nearby areas.
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Dallas TX has several local newspapers, magazines, television stations and radio stations that serve the Dallas TX–Fort Worth metroplex, which is the fifth-largest media market in the United States.
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Dallas TX'spanic Broadcasting Corporation, the largest company in the Spanish-language radio station business, is based in Dallas.
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Dallas TX's oldest remaining fire station building still stands at the corner of McKinney Ave.
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Dallas TX has many hospitals and several medical research facilities within its city limits.
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Dallas TX has a VA hospital in the southern portion of the city, the Dallas TX Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
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Dallas TX is served by Dallas TX Water Utilities, which operates several waste treatment plants and pulls water from several area reservoirs.
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City of Dallas TX has a higher than average percentage of households without a car.
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