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Grand Prairie is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Dallas, Tarrant, and Ellis counties.^[1]

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Cities in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex

Aérospatiale

Aérospatiale was a major French state-owned aerospace corporation that developed and manufactured both civilian and military aircraft as well as rockets, missiles and satellites.

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African Americans

African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

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Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters SAS (formerly Eurocopter Group) is the helicopter manufacturing division of Airbus.

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Airbus Helicopters, Inc.

Airbus Helicopters, Inc. (AHI) is a subsidiary of Airbus Americas, Inc., the United States subsidiary of Airbus SAS, itself a subsidiary of the Dutch company Airbus SE.

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Alaska Natives (also known as Alaskan Indians, Alaskan Natives, Native Alaskans, Indigenous Alaskans, Aboriginal Alaskans or First Alaskans) are the Indigenous peoples of Alaska and include Alaskan Creoles, Iñupiat, Yupik, Aleut, Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, and a number of Northern Athabaskan cultures.

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American Airlines

American Airlines is a major airline in the United States headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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American Idol season 1

The first season of American Idol (originally entitled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar) premiered on June 11, 2002, over four months after Pop Idols first series ended, with Will Young winning the series, and continued until September 4, 2002.

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Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is the national passenger railroad company of the United States.

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Area codes 214, 469, 972, and 945

Area codes 214, 469, 972, and 945 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for Dallas, Texas and most of the eastern portion of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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Area codes 817 and 682

Area codes 817 and 682 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Arlington Independent School District

Arlington Independent School District or Arlington ISD is a school district based in Arlington, Texas (USA).

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Arlington, Texas

Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. Grand Prairie, Texas and Arlington, Texas are cities in Texas and cities in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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Asian Americans

Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry (including naturalized Americans who are immigrants from specific regions in Asia and descendants of those immigrants).

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Bell Textron

Bell Textron Inc. is an American aerospace manufacturer headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Belt Line Road (Texas)

Belt Line Road is a loop road that traverses through 16 cities in Dallas County, Texas.

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Big Prairie, Ohio

Big Prairie is an unincorporated community in northwestern Ripley Township, Holmes County, Ohio, United States.

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Billy Miller (actor)

William John Miller II (September 17, 1979 – September 15, 2023) was an American actor.

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Bowie High School (Arlington, Texas)

James Bowie High School is a public high school in Arlington, Texas.

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Bryan, Texas

Bryan is a city in and the county seat of Brazos County, Texas, United States. Grand Prairie, Texas and Bryan, Texas are cities in Texas.

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California Institute of Technology

The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech) is a private research university in Pasadena, California.

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Cedar Hill Independent School District

Cedar Hill Independent School District (CHISD) is a public school district based in Cedar Hill, Texas, United States.

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Cedar Hill, Texas

Cedar Hill is a city in Dallas and Ellis counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Grand Prairie, Texas and Cedar Hill, Texas are cities in Texas and cities in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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Central Time Zone

The North American Central Time Zone (CT) is a time zone in parts of Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America and some Caribbean islands.

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Charley Taylor

Charles Robert Taylor (September 28, 1941 – February 19, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for 13 seasons with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL).

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City

A city is a human settlement of a notable size.

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City manager

A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a city in the council–manager form of city government.

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Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States (C.S.), the Confederacy, or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.

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Consolidated B-24 Liberator

The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California.

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Council–manager government

The council–manager government is a form of local government used for municipalities, counties, or other equivalent regions, commonly used in the United States and the Republic of Ireland.

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Dallas

Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. Grand Prairie, Texas and Dallas are cities in Texas and cities in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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Dallas College

Dallas College is a public community college with seven campuses in Dallas County, Texas.

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Dallas County, Texas

Dallas County is the second-most populous county in the U.S. state of Texas with a 2020 U.S. census count of 2,613,539, making it the ninth-most populous county in the country.

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Dallas Union Station

Dallas Union Station, officially Eddie Bernice Johnson Union Station (or simply EBJ Union Station), also known as Dallas Union Terminal, is a large intermodal railroad station in Dallas, Texas.

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Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex

The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, officially designated Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, is the most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States, encompassing 11 counties.

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Damageplan

Damageplan was an American heavy metal band from Dallas, Texas, formed in 2003.

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DART Light Rail

DART Light Rail is the light rail system serving the metropolitan area of Dallas, Texas and is owned and operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART).

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Daytime Emmy Awards

The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry.

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Demonym

A demonym or gentilic is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place.

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Dimebag Darrell

Darrell Lance Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004), best known by his stage name Dimebag Darrell, was an American musician.

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Duncanville, Texas

Duncanville is a city in southwestern Dallas County, Texas, United States. Grand Prairie, Texas and Duncanville, Texas are cities in Texas and cities in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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Ellis County, Texas

Ellis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Eric Vale

Eric Vale (born Christopher Eric Johnson) is an American voice actor featured in numerous English versions of Japanese anime series.

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Euless, Texas

Euless is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Dallas and Fort Worth. Grand Prairie, Texas and Euless, Texas are cities in Texas.

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Farm-to-market road

In the United States, a farm-to-market road or ranch-to-market road (sometimes farm road or ranch road for short) is a state highway or county road that connects rural or agricultural areas to market towns.

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Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is responsible for all Federal prisons and provide for the care, custody, and control of federal prisoners.

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Federal Information Processing Standards

The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) of the United States are a set of publicly announced standards that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed for use in computer situs of non-military United States government agencies and contractors.

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Flea market

A flea market (or swap meet) is a type of street market that provides space for vendors to sell previously owned (second-hand) goods.

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Fort Belknap (Texas)

Fort Belknap, located near Newcastle, Texas, was established in November 1851Carter, R.G., On the Border with Mackenzie, 1935, Washington D.C.: Enyon Printing Co., p. 49 by brevet Brigadier General William G. Belknap to protect the Texas frontier against raids by the Kiowa and Comanche.

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Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise counties. Grand Prairie, Texas and Fort Worth, Texas are cities in Texas.

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Funimation

Funimation was an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service.

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Geographic Names Information System

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database of name and location information about more than two million physical and cultural features throughout the United States and its territories; the associated states of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau; and Antarctica.

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Google News

Google News is a news aggregator service developed by Google.

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Grand Central Park

Grand Central Park (also known as The EpicCentral) is an American property in Grand Prairie, Texas.

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Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex

The Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex or Grand Prairie AFRC (formerly Naval Air Station Dallas or Hensley Field) is a former United States Navy Naval Air Station located on Mountain Creek Lake in southwest Dallas.

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Grand Prairie High School

Grand Prairie High School is a public high school in Grand Prairie, Texas.

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Grand Prairie Independent School District

Grand Prairie Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Grand Prairie, Texas, United States.

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Grand Prairie Stadium

Grand Prairie Stadium (formerly QuikTrip Park and The Ballpark in Grand Prairie) is a cricket ground and former ballpark in Grand Prairie, Texas.

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Greater Houston

Greater Houston, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land, is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States, encompassing nine counties along the Gulf Coast in Southeast Texas.

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Hayley Orrantia

Sarah Hayley Orrantia (born February 21, 1994) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter.

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Hispanic and Latino Americans

Hispanic and Latino Americans (Estadounidenses hispanos y latinos; Estadunidenses hispânicos e latinos) are Americans of full or partial Spanish and/or Latin American background, culture, or family origin.

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Houston

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Grand Prairie, Texas and Houston are cities in Texas.

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Houston Texans

The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston.

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Humid subtropical climate

A humid subtropical climate is a temperate climate type characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters.

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Interstate 20

Interstate 20 (I‑20) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States.

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Interstate 20 in Texas

Interstate 20 in Texas (I-20) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States, running east from a junction with I-10 east of Kent, Texas, through the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex to the Louisiana state line near Waskom, Texas.

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Interstate 30

Interstate 30 (I-30) is a major Interstate Highway in the southern states of Texas and Arkansas in the United States.

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Interstate Highway System

The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, or the Eisenhower Interstate System, is a network of controlled-access highways that forms part of the National Highway System in the United States.

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Irving Independent School District

Irving Independent School District is a school district based in Irving, Texas (USA).

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Irving, Texas

Irving is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. Grand Prairie, Texas and Irving, Texas are cities in Texas and cities in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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Jeff Okudah

Jeffrey Chidera Okudah (born February 2, 1999) is an American football cornerback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL).

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Jennifer McFalls

Jennifer Yvonne McFalls (born November 10, 1971) is an American, former collegiate All-American, gold-medal winning Olympian softball player and current head coach originally from Grand Prairie, Texas.

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Joe Pool Lake

Joe Pool Lake is a fresh water impoundment (reservoir) located in the southern part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in North Texas.

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Johnson Creek (Texas)

Johnson Creek is a creek and tributary of the Trinity River watershed in Dallas County and Tarrant County, North Texas.

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Jud Larson

Eugene Wesley "Jud" Larson (January 21, 1923 Grand Prairie, Texas – June 11, 1966 Reading, Pennsylvania) was an American racecar driver.

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Julie Stepan

Julie Stepan (born March 30, 1986, in Grand Prairie, Texas) is a professional drag racer, and a media / broadcasting professional.

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Kerry Wood

Kerry Lee Wood (born June 16, 1977) is an American former baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and New York Yankees.

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Lake Ridge High School

Lake Ridge High School, or LRHS, is a secondary school located in Mansfield, Texas, serving grades 9-12.

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Lamar High School (Arlington, Texas)

Lamar High School is a secondary school in Arlington, Texas.

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Larry D. Alexander

Larry Dell Alexander (born May 30, 1953) is an American artist, Christian author and Catechist from Dermott, Arkansas, in Chicot County.

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List of counties in Texas

The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state.

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List of municipalities in Texas

Texas is a state located in the Southern United States. Grand Prairie, Texas and List of municipalities in Texas are cities in Texas.

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List of United States cities by population

This is a list of the most populous incorporated places of the United States.

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List of United States urban areas

This is a list of urban areas in the United States as defined by the United States Census Bureau, ordered according to their 2020 census populations.

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Lockheed Martin

The Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American aerospace and defense manufacturer with worldwide interests.

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Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) is one of the four core business areas for American company Lockheed Martin.

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Lone Star Park

Lone Star Park is a horse racing track and entertainment destination located mile north of Interstate 30 on Belt Line Road in Grand Prairie, Texas.

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LTV A-7 Corsair II

The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV).

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M270 multiple launch rocket system

The M270 multiple launch rocket system (M270 MLRS) is an American armored self-propelled multiple launch rocket system.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada.

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Mansfield High School (Mansfield, Texas)

Mansfield High School is a public secondary school located at 3001 East Broad Street in Mansfield, Texas.

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Mansfield Independent School District

Mansfield Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Mansfield, Texas, United States.

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Mansfield Timberview High School

Mansfield Timberview High School (THS) is a secondary school located in Arlington, Texas, United States.

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Mansfield, Texas

Mansfield is a suburban city in the U.S. state of Texas, and is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex area. Grand Prairie, Texas and Mansfield, Texas are cities in Texas and cities in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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Mayor

In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

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Metropolitan statistical area

In the United States, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the region.

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Mid-Cities

The Mid-Cities is a suburban region filling the 30-mile (48 km) span between Dallas and Fort Worth.

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Midlothian Independent School District

Midlothian Independent School District is a public school district based in Midlothian, Texas, United States.

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Midlothian, Texas

Midlothian is a city in northwest Ellis County, Texas, United States. Grand Prairie, Texas and Midlothian, Texas are cities in Texas.

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Multiracial Americans

Multiracial Americans or mixed-race Americans are Americans who have mixed ancestry of two or more races. The term may also include Americans of mixed-race ancestry who self-identify with just one group culturally and socially (cf. the one-drop rule). In the 2020 United States census, 33.8 million individuals or 10.2% of the population, self-identified as multiracial.

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Municipal corporation

Municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs.

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Municipal council

A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area.

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The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC).

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Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans, sometimes called American Indians, First Americans, or Indigenous Americans, are the Indigenous peoples native to portions of the land that the United States is located on.

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Navarro College

Navarro College is a public community college in Texas with its main campus in Corsicana and branches in Mexia, Midlothian, and Waxahachie.

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Nets Katz

Nets Hawk Katz is the W.L. Moody Professor of Mathematics at Rice University.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Nikki McKibbin

Katherine Nicole McKibbin (September 28, 1978 – November 1, 2020) was an American rock music singer-songwriter who finished third in the debut season of the reality television series American Idol.

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Non-Hispanic whites

Non-Hispanic Whites or Non-Latino Whites are White Americans classified by the United States census as "white" and not Hispanic.

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North American Aviation

North American Aviation (NAA) was a major American aerospace manufacturer that designed and built several notable aircraft and spacecraft.

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North American P-51 Mustang

The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts.

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North Central Texas Council of Governments

The North Central Texas Council of Governments or NCTCOG is a voluntary association of governments in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

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The Ocala StarBanner is the daily newspaper in Ocala, Florida, United States, and serves Marion County and the surrounding communities.

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Pacific Islander Americans

Pacific Islander Americans (also colloquially referred to as Islander Americans) are Americans who are of Pacific Islander ancestry (or are descendants of the indigenous peoples of Oceania or of Austronesian descent).

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Pantera

Pantera is an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed in 1981 by the Abbott brothers (guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul), and currently composed of vocalist Phil Anselmo, bassist Rex Brown, and touring musicians Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante.

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Parkland Health & Hospital System

The Dallas County Hospital District, doing business as Parkland Health, is the hospital district of Dallas County, Texas, United States.

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Post office

A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery.

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President George Bush Turnpike

The President George Bush Turnpike (PGBT) is a controlled-access toll road running through the northern, northeastern and western suburbs, forming a partial beltway around Dallas, Texas, United States.

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Republic National Distributing Company

Republic National Distributing Company, LLC (RNDC) is the second largest beverage alcohol distributor of premium wine and spirits in the U.S. with wholly owned operations in Alabama, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Ripley's Believe It or Not! is an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley, which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims.

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Rodney Anderson (Texas politician)

Rodney Anderson is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019, representing the 105th district.

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Ruthe Jackson

Ruthe Jackson (October 29, 1920 - August 9, 2013) was an American community organizer.

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Sam Houston High School (Arlington, Texas)

Sam Houston High School, located in east Arlington, Texas, is a public high school serving grades 9–12.

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Scout (rocket family)

The Scout family of rockets were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth.

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Selena Gomez

Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, actress, producer, and businesswoman.

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South Grand Prairie High School

South Grand Prairie High School (SGPHS) is a public high school in the city of Grand Prairie, Texas, United States.

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Stafford Municipal School District

Stafford Municipal School District (SMSD) is a school district based in Stafford, Texas, United States in Greater Houston.

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Tarrant County College

Tarrant County College (TCC) or Tarrant County College District (TCCD) is a public community college in Tarrant County, Texas.

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Tarrant County, Texas

Tarrant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas with a 2020 U.S. census population of 2,110,640, making it the third-most populous county in Texas and the 15th-most populous in the United States.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.

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Texas AirHogs

The Texas AirHogs were a professional baseball team based in Grand Prairie, Texas from 2008 to 2020.

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Texas and Pacific Railway

The Texas and Pacific Railway Company (known as the T&P) was created by federal charter in 1871 with the purpose of building a southern transcontinental railroad between Marshall, Texas, and San Diego, California.

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Texas Eagle

The Texas Eagle is a long-distance passenger train operated daily by Amtrak on a route between Chicago, Illinois, and San Antonio, Texas, with major stops in St. Louis, Little Rock, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Austin.

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Texas Eagle (MP train)

The Texas Eagle was an American streamlined passenger train operated by the Missouri Pacific Railroad and the Texas and Pacific Railway between St. Louis, Missouri, and multiple destinations in the state of Texas.

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Texas State Highway 180

State Highway 180 (SH 180) is a highway that runs through Tarrant County and Dallas County in Texas (USA) between Interstate 35W in Fort Worth, running east to Loop 12 in Dallas.

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Texas State Highway 360

State Highway 360 (SH 360) is a north–south freeway in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Texas State Highway Spur 303

Spur 303 is a state highway between Interstate 820 in Fort Worth, and Duncanville Road in Dallas.

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Texas state highway system

Texas state highways are a network of highways owned and maintained by the U.S. state of Texas.

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Texas Super Kings

The Texas Super Kings are an American professional Twenty20 cricket team that competes in Major League Cricket (MLC).

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Texas Trust CU Theatre

Texas Trust CU Theatre is an American concert hall located in Grand Prairie, Texas, 16 miles west of Dallas and 24 miles east of Fort Worth.

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Textron

Textron Inc. is an American industrial conglomerate based in Providence, Rhode Island.

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The Young and the Restless

The Young and the Restless (often abbreviated as Y&R) is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS.

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Trinity River (Texas)

The Trinity River is a river, the longest with a watershed entirely within the U.S. state of Texas.

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U.S. state

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.

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United Presbyterian Church of North America

The United Presbyterian Church of North America (UPCNA) was an American Presbyterian denomination that existed for one hundred years.

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United States Army Corps of Engineers

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the military engineering branch of the United States Army.

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United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy.

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United States Department of Justice

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United States.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.

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United States Postal Service

The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, its insular areas, and its associated states.

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USA Today

USA Today (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company.

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Vergil Ortiz Jr.

Vergil Ortiz Jr. (born March 25, 1998) is an American professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) International welterweight title since 2021.

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Via Transportation

Via Transportation, Inc. provides software as a service (SaaS) and mobility as a service to operators of public transportation, multimodal transport, paratransit operations in compliance with laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, non-emergency medical transportation, logistics and deliveries, school bus fleets, commercial ridesharing and corporate shuttles, and autonomous vehicles.

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Vought

Vought was the name of several related American aerospace firms.

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Vought F-8 Crusader

The Vought F-8 Crusader (originally F8U) is a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based air superiority jet aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Vought.

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Walmart

Walmart Inc. (formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Prairie,_Texas

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