Relocating to Dallas | Relocation Resources for Moving to Dallas

MEDIA
As the fifth largest media market in the U.S., Dallas/Fort Worth residents consume all channels of media to keep them connected to local and global news. The Dallas/Fort Worth area is also significant to the Hispanic media market, which it ranks high in. The dominant newspaper serving Dallas is the Dallas Morning News. The paper was first published in 1885 as a sister paper to the Galveston Daily News, the oldest newspaper in Texas. The daily publication has a circulation of a quarter million, making it among the top 25 most circulated newspapers in the U.S. Other area newspapers include, Dallas Business Journal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Dallas Observer, and Fort Worth Business Press. Park Cities News and Collin County Business Press are among the few dozen community publications. Online issues can be found at each newspaper’s website for free or in conjunction with your print subscription.

SPECTATOR SPORTS
—PROFESSIONAL SPORTS

Football
People move here from all over the country and the world, bringing with them a least one fact about their new city, this is where the Dallas Cowboys play. Whether it is because the Dallas Cowboys have made it to the Super Bowl more than any other team or because they are the highest valued sports franchise in the history of the United States, the Cowboys are widely known and much celebrated as "America's Team". To match the Cowboys status in the NFL, a new state-of-the-art venue, Cowboys Stadium, opened in 2009. The stadium is located in Arlington, seats 80,000, and has the largest high-definition screen in the world.

Baseball
Named after the state law enforcement agency by the same name, the Texas Rangers are an American League MLB team. This baseball team was partially owned by former President George W. Bush for several years. The Rangers play on natural grass in Ranger Stadium which seats nearly 50,000. Ranger Stadium in located in Arlington, just a few steps from Cowboys Stadium.

After a move from Shreveport, Louisiana, the RoughRiders now play at Dr. Pepper Ballpark in Frisco as a Class AA affiliate of the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball club. Without a Major League Baseball affiliation are the Grand Prairie AirHogs whose 48 home games are played at QuikTrip Park in Grand Prairie.

Basketball
The Dallas Mavericks were founded in 1980 and since then have gone on to win 3 three division titles (1987, 2007, 2010) and one conference championship (2006). The Mavericks, or Mavs, play home games at the multi-purpose American Airlines Center in the Victory Park neighborhood near downtown Dallas. The NBA team is currently owned by Mark Cuban, a prominent Dallas entrepreneur.

Ice Hockey
Originally the Minnesota North Stars, based in Bloomington, Minnesota, the Dallas Stars transferred to Dallas during the 1993-1994 season. The Dallas Stars have been a successful NHL team, winning division titles, Western Conferences, and even the Stanley Cup in 1999. The hockey team plays out of the American Airlines Center which they share with the Dallas Mavericks.

Soccer
Founded as the Dallas Burn in 1996, the professional soccer team changed its name to FC Dallas in 2005. FC Dallas play out of the soccer-specific Pizza Hut Park stadium. The weather in Dallas lends to favorable outdoor conditions so this Major League Soccer team can contribute the well-rounded sporting landscape of the Metroplex.

Auto Racing
NASCAR fans recognize Texas Motor Speedway as the site of several top racing events held annually, including the Sprint Cup and Nationwide series. The speedway is also used for driving schools and track experience, facility tours, corporate functions, and campgrounds during event weekends.

RECREATIONAL FUN/ATTRACTIONS
Dallas is the number one tourist destination in Texas for a reason — there is a lot to see and do here! Lucky for you, all these attractions are now in your backyard. The amusement park Six Flags Over Texas, in Arlington, has over 50 rides for both youngsters and thrill-seekers. Across the street from Six Flags Over Texas is Hurricane Harbor, A Six Flags Water Park. The water park is 47 acres of family fun and an excellent way to cool off in the summertime. Both the Dallas and the Fort Worth Zoo seek to educate and promote wildlife conservation while entertaining with extensive animal attractions and exhibits. The Dallas World Aquarium, located in the West End District of downtown Dallas, exhibits freshwater and saltwater ecosystems which are fun, educational trips for adults and children alike. Only a few minutes away from the aquarium in the 6,000-acre Great Trinity Forest is the Trinity River Audubon Center. As the largest urban hardwood forest in the United States, the woodland supports a diverse community of plant and animal species and contains a unique mixture of bottomland hardwoods, wetlands and grasslands.