Irving Texas began in 1889 as an area called Gorbit, and in 1894 the name changed to Kit.
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18 Facts About Irving Texas
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Irving Texas was incorporated April 14, 1914, with Otis Brown as the first mayor.
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The University of Dallas in Irving opened in 1956, and Texas Stadium was completed in 1971 as the home field of the Dallas Cowboys.
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Irving Texas's population reached 155, 037 in 1990 and the United States Census Bureau estimated 236, 607 residents in 2016, a 3.
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In 2019, Irving Texas completed its construction of an entertainment district in Las Colinas with the opening of the Westin Irving Texas Convention Center Hotel.
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Irving Texas includes the Las Colinas planned community, a mixed-use development with a land area of more than 12, 000 acres that is home to many Fortune 500 companies and the Las Colinas Entertainment District.
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Irving Texas is considered to be part of the humid subtropical region.
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Irving Texas has been noted for its racial and ethnic diversity.
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The Hispanic and Latino residents have moved into eastern Irving Texas, which contains older neighborhoods than other areas of Irving Texas.
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Irving Texas Arts Center, owned by the city, is a home for the arts, housing 10 resident arts organizations.
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Irving Texas serves as the headquarters city for two college athletics conferences: the Big 12 Conference and American Athletic Conference.
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Manny Benavidez, a resident of Irving Texas, filed a lawsuit against the city in federal court in November 2007, saying that the voting system was not in compliance with the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
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On July 15, 2009, a federal judge ruled that Irving Texas is required to create a new electoral system so that racial minority representatives may be voted into office.
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City of Irving is a voluntary member of the North Central Texas Council of Governments association, the purpose of which is to coordinate individual and collective local governments and facilitate regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and enable joint decisions.
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Irving Texas is home to Cistercian Preparatory School, a university-preparatory school for boys, grades 5 through 12.
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Irving Texas is home to The Highlands School, a university-preparatory school for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.
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Currently, Irving Texas is served by numerous bus routes and has two stops along the Trinity Railway Express commuter rail route.
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