Abilene is a city in Taylor and Jones counties in Texas, United States. The population was 122,999 at the 2019 census, making it the 27th-most populous city in the state of Texas. It is the principal city of the Abilene Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2017 estimated population of 170,219. Abilene was incorporated soon after being founded in 1881&nbsp;and residents began to set their sights on bringing the county seat to Abilene. In a three-to-one vote, they won the county election to do so. In 1888, the Progressive Committee was formed to attract businesses to the area, and in 1890 renamed itself as the Board of Trade. By 1900, 3,411 people lived in Abilene. In that decade, the Board of Trade changed its name to the 25,000 Club, in the hope of reaching a population of 25,000 by the next census. By 1910, though, the population had increased only to 9,204. Another group was formed, the Young Men's Booster Club, which became the Abilene Chamber of Commerce in 1914.
Several major projects of restoration and new construction:&nbsp;The Grace Museum&nbsp;and&nbsp;Paramount Theatre, and development of Artwalk in 1992, sparked a decade of downtown revitalization. In 2004,&nbsp;Frontier Texas!, a multimedia museum highlighting the history of the area from 1780 to 1880, was constructed. That year an $8 million, 38-acre (150,000&nbsp;m2) Cisco Junior College campus was built at Loop 322 and Industrial Boulevard.
Simultaneously, subdivisions and businesses started locating along the freeway, on the same side as the CJC campus. This area attracted Abilene growth on the Loop. Abilene has become the commercial, retail, medical, and transportation hub of a 19-county area more commonly known as "The Big Country", but also known as the "Texas Midwest". It is part of the&nbsp;Central Great Plains&nbsp;ecoregion. By the end of 2005, commercial and residential development had reached record levels in and around the city.

Abilene

Abilene ISD

Abilene Independent School District is a public school district based in Abilene, Texas (USA). The district serves the cities of Abilene and Impact in northeastern Taylor County as well as the portion of Abilene that lies in southeastern Jones County. As of the 2009-10 school year, AISD enrolled 17,016 students in 2 High Schools, 2 Magnet High Schools, 4 Middle Schools, 15 Elementary Schools and numerous special and alternative campuses. The district's enrollment peaked, for the time being, in the late 1990s and early part of the new century as development in south Abilene began to sprawl ever outward, spilling into neighboring Wylie ISD and Jim Ned CISD. As the city continues to age, school enrollment seems to have stabilized, for now, around 17,000.
In 2011, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the&nbsp;Texas Education Agency.&nbsp;Forty-nine percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating.&nbsp;No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.&nbsp;A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking).
<h4>Former Middle Schools</h4>
<ul>
<li>Franklin Middle School&nbsp;(Broncos) [absorbed into Mann &amp; Craig Middle School in 2007]</li>
<li>Lincoln Middle School&nbsp;(Longhorns) [consolidated into Craig Middle School in 2007]</li>
<li>Jefferson Middle School&nbsp;(Coyotes) [absorbed into Madison &amp; Clack Middle Schools in 2004]</li>
</ul>
<h4>Former Elementary Schools</h4>
<ul>
<li>Central Elementary School [closed 1976]&nbsp;Lamar Elementary School&nbsp;[closed 1966]</li>
<li>Milam Elementary School&nbsp;[closed 1980]</li>
<li>Fair Park Elementary School&nbsp;[closed 1984]</li>
<li>Travis Elementary School&nbsp;[closed 1984]</li>
<li>Crockett Elementary School&nbsp;[closed 2002]</li>
<li>Jones Elementary School&nbsp;[closed 2002]</li>
<li>Valley View Elementary School&nbsp;[closed 2003]</li>
<li>Alta Vista Elementary School&nbsp;[closed 2003]</li>
<li>Fannin Elementary School&nbsp;[closed 2012]</li>
<li>College Heights Elementary School&nbsp;[closed 2012]</li>
<li>Long Elementary School&nbsp;[closed 2016]</li>
</ul>
Former Childhood Schools (Pre-Kindergarten)
<ul>
<li>Locust Early Childhood</li>
<li>Woodson Early Childhood</li>
<li>Woodson Early Headstart</li>
</ul>

Arlington is a city in Texas, west of Dallas. It's home to the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), whose campus has a modern planetarium. In River Legacy Parks, trails cut through hardwood forest rich in wildlife. The park also has the River Legacy Living Science Center, with aquariums, terrariums and interactive exhibits. The Dallas Cowboys football team plays at AT&amp;T Stadium, which also hosts concerts.
By 1925 the city's population was estimated at 3,031&mdash;well under the population of Dallas and Fort Worth at the time. In 1929, a horse-racing track called Arlington Downs was constructed by W.T. Waggoner close by to the speakeasy. Gambling was still illegal, but people were making bets regardless. Waggoner and his sons campaigned to make&nbsp;parimutuel betting&nbsp;legal, and in 1933 the state issued its first legal gambling permit to Arlington Downs. The track was immensely profitable at that point, making a daily average of $113,000 before inflation with a daily attendance average of 6,700 people. At the end of the 1937 season, the state legislature repealed their parimutuel gambling laws, and the Downs were sold to commercial developers.
In the 1940s, the Arlington Downs was used as a rodeo and event venue. Top O' Hill Terrace evaded the police until 1947, when famous&nbsp;Texas Ranger&nbsp;M. T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas caught the gambling operation in full-swing and had the place shut down.&nbsp;The 1940s brought&nbsp;World War II&nbsp;to the forefront of the United States, and many families from around Texas moved to Arlington to find jobs. Before World War II, the city's population had grown to over 4,000. The war kick-started a manufacturing revolution in Texas. Arlington was between the biggest aerospace engineering hubs in Texas at the time, Dallas and Fort Worth.

Arlington

Dallas is the epicenter of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and one of the business and cultural hubs in all the United States. In just the past 20 years, Dallas has been the scene of explosive growth in upper-scale lofts, apartments and condominiums, catering to upwardly mobile young professionals who crave access to art, culture, great food and entertainment. Dallas is home to some of the best public schools in the nation as well as to the NBA's Dallas Mavericks and the NHL's Dallas Stars.

Dallas

DFW Metroplex

Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. The city is in North Central Texas and covers nearly 350 square miles in the counties of Denton, Parker, Wise, and Tarrant. The city is the second-largest in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area (the "DFW Metroplex"). The City of Cowboys and Culture welcomes visitors from around the world to experience the great American West and rich arts and culinary treasures. Fort Worth is located minutes from AT&T Stadium and DFW International Airport. As one visitor says, "unpretentious, laid-back, and charismatic in all the right ways." Fort Worth is comprised of seven primary entertainment districts each offering distinct dining, shopping, entertainment and cultural amenities. In only a few days you can enjoy a range of experiences: from NASCAR racing to rodeos, world-class museums to cowboy cuisine, boutique shopping to a Top 5 zoo, biking to horseback riding.

Fort Worth

Frisco is a booming city, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and the fastest-growing city in the country as of 2009, according to U.S. Census bureau data. From an old town area to golf course lots and country homes on acreage, to resale and new construction by nationally known home builders, there is a multitude of housing styles and price ranges available. Frisco is also home to Major League Soccer's FC Dallas and will soon be the headquarters for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys.

Frisco

Garland is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located northeast of Dallas and is a part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is located almost entirely within Dallas County, except a small portion located in Collin and Rockwall counties

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