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Interstate 45 passes through the west side of the city, leading north 88 miles (142 km) to Dallas and south 152 miles (245 km) to Houston. Access is from Exits 197 and 198. U.S. Route 84 runs directly through the city, leading east 35 miles (56 km) to Palestine and west 63 miles (101 km) to Waco.
Although each city is distinct, Dallas and Fort Worth developed closely enough to form the urban area widely known as the Metroplex. The 60,000-square-mile (160,000 km 2 ) region contains most of the state's largest cities and metropolitan areas , and in 2008 had a total of 17 million people and by 2020 had grown to nearly 21 million, [ 1 ...
In 2006, the Waco City Council officially condemned the lynching, which took place without opposition from local political or judicial leaders; the mayor and chief of police were spectators. On the centenary of the lynching, May 15, 2016, the mayor apologized in a ceremony to some of Washington's descendants. A historical marker is being ...
In Sugar Land and Missouri City, it is known as Alvin-Sugarland Road and runs perpendicular to Interstate 69/U.S. Highway 59 (I-69/US 59). In the Houston area, it runs north to Farm to Market Road 1960 (FM 1960), then northwest along US 290 to Hempstead, and south to Westheimer Road and Addicks , and is known as Addicks Satsuma Road.
U.S. News & World Report placed Tulsa on top of Oklahoma City in its list of the "Best Places to Live for Quality of Life in the U.S. in 2023-2024."
Including concurrencies with other state highways, Texas State Highway 7 (SH 7) reaches a total length of 213.910 miles (344.255 km) between Interstate 35 (I-35) and Farm to Market Road 107 (FM 107) at Bruceville-Eddy and a junction with U.S. Highway 84 (US 84) near the Louisiana state line.
The Heart of Texas Council of Governments (HOTCOG) is a voluntary association of cities, counties and special districts in Central Texas. Based in Waco , the Heart of Texas Council of Governments is a member of the Texas Association of Regional Councils .
The move then allowed the former City Hall property to be redeveloped into a new Aloft Hotel, [6] to support the BOK Center. The conversion was completed in 2013. [7] On July 12, 2007, the Tulsa City Council voted 8-1 to move the City Hall to One Technology Center. [8]