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The city adopts the city manager form of government. North Texas Agricultural College changes name to Arlington State College. [27] 1950 – Arlington Music Hall opens, originally as a walk-in theater. [48] Colonial Apartments opens (approximate date). [47] Population: 7,692. 1951 – Tom Vandergriff becomes mayor. [13]
U.S. Census Bureau population figures for the city date the population boom: 7,692 (1950), 90,229 (1970), 261,721 (1990), 365,438 (2010) [19] and almost 374,000 by 2011. [20] Tom Vandergriff served as mayor from 1951 to 1977 during this period of robust economic development. Six Flags Over Texas opened in Arlington in 1961. [21]
On June 19, 2009, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed SB 956 into law, establishing the first public law school in North Texas. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law planned to begin taking applications in the Fall of 2013 for classes that began in 2014. [ 8 ]
Oct. 26—AUSTIN — In honor of the Centennial Celebration of Texas State Parks, the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon will display a new traveling art exhibit Oct. 27 — Feb. 18, 2024.
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The International Bowling Museum is also home of the International Bowling Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is home to all Hall of Fame inductees of the United States Bowling Congress (USBC), the Bowling Proprietors' Association of America (BPAA), the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA), Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA), and the International Bowling Media Association (IBMA).
In 1947, city hall received damage from the Texas City explosion; it was later demolished. In 1948, the library moved to a former house. In 1964, the library moved into its current building. In 1984, the Moore Memorial Public Library was expanded to 21,000 square feet (2,000 m 2). [26] The Texas City Museum includes the Galveston County Model ...
A Texas county on Wednesday approved holding an election sought by SpaceX that would let residents living around billionaire Elon Musk 's company decide whether to formally create a new city ...