Mid-Cities

The Mid-Cities is a suburban region of Texas filling the thirty-mile span between Dallas and Fort Worth. These communities include the cities of Irving, Arlington, 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 as well as Little Elm.

Three of these communities, Arlington (population 365,438), Irving (population 216,290), and Grand Prairie (population 175,396), are notable cities in their own right, and each ranks among the larger cities in Texas. The Mid-Cities' combined population is greater than either Dallas or Fort Worth or Houston.

Transportation in the Mid-Cities

Airports

• DFW International Airport
• Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
• Arlington Municipal Airport

Highways

I-20 I-820 Tom Landry Highway LBJ Freeway Bush Turnpike

John Carpenter Freeway SH 121 SH 161 SH 183 - Airport Freeway SH 360

Rail

• Trinity Railway Express
• DART Orange Line

Major shopping centers in the Mid-Cities

• Grapevine Mills
• Irving Mall
• MacArthur Crossing Irving Texas
• North East Mall
• Parks Mall
• Six Flags Mall
• Trader's Village
• Arlington Highlands
• Southlake Town Center
• Lincoln Square (Arlington,TX)
• Grand Prairie Premium Outlets

Entertainment in the Mid-Cities

Major Sports

• Dallas Cowboys
• Texas Rangers
• Grand Prairie AirHogs
• Lone Star Brahmas
• Texas Jr. Brahmas
• Dallas Derby Devils
• Vitesse Dallas

Amusement Parks

• Six Flags
• Hurricane Harbor
• NRH2O

Gambling

• Lone Star Park

Venues

• Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie

Education in the Mid-Cities

Colleges/Universities

• North Lake College
• Brookhaven College
• Tarrant County College
• Dallas Christian College
• University of Dallas
• University of Texas at Arlington
• Arlington Baptist College
• Letourneau University
• Brown Mackie College

High Schools

• Arlington High School
• Birdville High School
• Bowie High School (Arlington, TX)
• Byron Nelson High School (Trophy Club, TX)
• Carroll High School (Southlake, TX)
• Central High School (Fort Worth, TX)
• Colleyville Heritage High School
• Coppell High School
• Fossil Ridge High School
• Grand Prairie High School
• Grapevine High School
• Haltom High School
• Irving High School
• Jack E.Singley Academy (Irving, Texas)
• Keller High School
• L. D. Bell High School
• Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas)
• Mansfield Summit High School (Arlington, Texas)
• Mansfield Timberview High School (Arlington, Texas)
• Martin High School (Arlington, TX)
• MacArthur High School (Irving, Texas)
• Nimitz High School (Irving, Texas)
• Ranchview High School(Irving Texas) (Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD)
• Richland High School
• Sam Houston High School (Arlington, Texas)
• Seguin High School (Arlington, Texas)
• South Grand Prairie High School
• Timber Creek High School
• Trinity High School