Arlington, Texas

Everything Arlington is known for

9 songs mention this city 42 artists from here

Arlington, Texas, situated between Dallas and Fort Worth, is known for its sports teams and entertainment attractions. The city also has a notable musical presence, with 42 artists calling it home and 9 songs mentioning Arlington in their lyrics. Metal pioneers Pantera hail from Arlington, as does Grammy Award winning country artist Maren Morris. The pop a cappella group Pentatonix also originated in Arlington.

The city's musical connections extend to popular songs like "We Dem Boyz" by Wiz Khalifa and "Arlington" by The Wailin' Jennys. The Arlington Music Hall, which opened in 1950 as a movie theater, has a rich history of providing entertainment and continues to host concerts and shows.

Music in Arlington

Songs About Arlington

We Dem Boyz
Wiz Khalifa
100%
She Loves the Dallas Cowboys
Cole Allen
98%
"Title — song is entirely about the Dallas Cowboys"
Arlington
The Wailin' Jennys
80%
"Song about Arlington"
Midland
John Baumann
39%
"Ya'll can sit in Jerry's box at the Cowboy football game"
Ain't My Day
Corey Kent
15%
Texico
DeeBaby
5%
"we hit me and we got the power like Rangers"
She Ain’t Texas
Ashley Anne
4%
"Leaving in your Rangers t-shirt"
Ohio (Come Back to Texas)
Bowling for Soup
3%
"Pantera wants you back"
Little Tin God
Don Henley
2%
"To "Six Flags Over Jesus""

Artists From Arlington

A
Arcane
metal Pop: 75
P
Pantera
metal Pop: 72
M
Maren Morris
country Pop: 68
P
Pentatonix
pop Pop: 63
T
Tay-K
hip-hop Pop: 63
M
Mickey Guyton
country Pop: 62
S
Scott Hoying
pop Pop: 58
T
Todrick Hall
pop Pop: 51
M
Mitch Grassi
pop Pop: 48
S
Solitude Aeturnus
metal Pop: 47
K
Kevin Day
classical Pop: 45
W
Warbeast
metal Pop: 42
W
Warlock
metal Pop: 41
J
Jeff Jones
other Pop: 38
H
Hayley Orrantia
country Pop: 34
T
The Famine
metal Pop: 33
G
Gammacide
metal Pop: 32
B
Brandon Chase
pop Pop: 31
S
Slowpoke
indie Pop: 31
P
Premonition
metal Pop: 31

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Rivers & Roads in Song near Arlington

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Arlington.

Interstate 20 10 songs Trinity River 8 songs Texas State Highway 199 8 songs Interstate 45 2 songs Chisholm Trail 4 songs Interstate 35 27 songs

History of Arlington

Pantego, TX RoadyGoat

Pantego is a small town, tucked away from the hustle, but it's got its own story to tell. Driving around, you might notice the quiet streets and well-kept homes – a real contrast to the sprawl of Arlington just next door, where Globe Life Field roared with the Texas Rangers’ World Series win last year. For a time, the interurban railway even stopped here, connecting Pantego to the wider world and spurring some growth. It's a place where many folks commute out to the bigger cities, working in all sorts of professional fields. But Pantego has also fostered its own talent.

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Pantego, TX RoadyGoat

Pantego, that little pocket of quiet nestled right next to Arlington, has always had its own distinct identity. It's a place where folks appreciate the slower pace, a contrast to the bustle of the surrounding metroplex. Even though many residents commute to those nearby cities for work, there’s a real sense of community here in Pantego. And while the town’s remained dry all these years, something shifted when the Texas Rangers clinched the World Series in 2023. You see, Globe Life Field is practically in Pantego's backyard. The excitement was palpable. Even though you couldn't buy a celebratory beer within the town limits, you could certainly hear the roar of the crowds. The Rangers' victory felt like a shared win for the whole area. I think it reminded people of that old interurban railway stop, a time when Pantego was connected to something bigger. It was a reminder that even a small town can be part of something monumental.

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Pantego, TX RoadyGoat

Pantego is a curious little place, isn't it? Tucked right into the heart of the Metroplex, a stone's throw from the Cowboys and the Rangers – you could practically hear the roar from Globe Life Field when they clinched the 2023 World Series. But Pantego itself remains… different. It got its start in 1909, named with a touch of optimism, “all of it,” near a lake. And though that lake isn't the central feature anymore, you still get that sense of being slightly removed, a little bit elevated, both literally—sitting up at 600 feet—and figuratively. What really shaped Pantego was that interurban railway stop. Suddenly, it wasn't just farms and fields; folks could easily get to Fort Worth or Dallas for work, for shopping, for everything. That accessibility spurred growth, no doubt. But even with all that, it held onto a certain character, a quietness. You see it today, folks commuting to all sorts of professional jobs in the bigger cities, then coming home to Pantego. And, remarkably, it's still one of the few "dry" towns left around here. Maybe that's part of the secret, a little pocket of something older, something simpler, even as the world keeps spinning faster just outside its borders.

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AMBER Alert

1996

On January 13, 1996, nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was riding her bicycle in an empty parking lot near her grandmother's house in Arlington, Texas. Suddenly, a man in a black pickup truck pulled into the parking lot and stopped next to Amber. He pulled Amber off her bike then pushed her into the truck's cab and drove off. A witness saw Amber struggling to get free and called police to report the abduction. Hundreds of tips poured in to the Arlington police hotline, and thirty FBI agents, as well as police from surrounding towns, were deployed to help find her. After four days, searchers found Amber's body two miles away in a creekbed. Her killer was never found. Amber's kidnapping riveted the nation, and her death hit the Dallas-Fort Worth area hard. In response, new child protection laws were passed and new communication methods were established. In October 1996 President Bill Clinton signed the Amber Hagerman Child Protection Act which expanded federal court jurisdiction over repeat child sex offenders and mandated life in prison for those convicted of a second sexual offense against a child. That same month, more than twenty-five Dallas-Fort Worth-area radio stations unveiled a plan, called Amber's Plan and later the Amber Plan, with local law enforcement to immediately notify the community if another child abduction occurred. The plan called for radio stations to interrupt their broadcasts and relay information so that the community could be on the lookout for the missing child. The hope was that having many people aware of the situation quickly would prevent another disappearance like Amber's. The idea for a broadcast alert came from Diana Simone, a Fort Worth woman who, on January 27, 1996, wrote a letter to the manager of local radio station KDMX-FM. "I would like to suggest an emergency system be set up," she wrote, "so that when a verified 911 call is placed; all the radio stations in the area would be notified immediately and they would interrupt programming to broadcast an emergency alert...." Simone asked that if they did put this alert into practice that they name it Amber's Plan. The first test of the Amber Plan occurred on July 5, 1997, when seven-year-old Jonathan Harrison disappeared in Dallas. His body was soon found, but his death was determined to be the result of an accident, not foul play. Overall, the consensus after this first real use was that the Amber Plan worked as intended; however, the road ahead for the Amber Plan was not smooth. Worried parents wanted the plan activated whether or not the child's disappearance was thought to be a kidnapping. Police worried that too much use of the Amber Plan would dull its effectiveness as people tuned out constant broadcasts. The public criticized police for implementing the plan too soon or too late, depending on the case. Police and radio stations continued to refine the alert system. Their work paid off in November 1998 when a driver heard the announcement of a kidnapped infant and realized he was behind the suspect. The infant was rescued and returned to her parents. After this success, communities across the United States began to take notice and consider how they could implement their own version of the Amber Plan. Homegrown plans took root around the country. Legislation called the PROTECT Act and signed by President George W. Bush in April 2003 established a national Amber Alert system, and the name eventually changed to the AMBER (America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) Alert System. As of 2019, thirty other countries had a version of AMBER Alerts. The system of delivering AMBER Alerts continues to evolve. An array of federal agencies disseminates AMBER Alerts, as do wireless carriers, social media sites, smartphone apps, and digital billboards. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, as of April 2019, 957 children had been rescued specifically because of AMBER Alerts.

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Colonel Neel E. Kearby

1937

Neel E. Kearby was born in Wichita Falls on June 5, 1911 to Dr. John Gallatin Kearby, Jr. and Bessie Lee (Stone) Kearby. He spent much of his childhood in Mineral Wells, but later moved to Arlington, graduating from Arlington High School in 1928 and beginning college at North Texas Agricultural College (now the University of Texas at Arlington). In 1937, Kearby received a business degree at the University of Texas at Austin and joined the U.S. Army Air Corps. He began flight training at Randolph Field in San Antonio, where he met his future wife, Virginia King Cochran. Once commissioned, Kearby completed a series of assignments and in 1942 was selected to command the 348th Fighter Group, which trained in New England prior to combat assignment in the Pacific Theater. During that time, Kearby trained his unit to effectively deploy the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane. Although the Thunderbolt was known to be bulky and cumbersome, Kearby developed aggressive tactics that his pilots used with great success against the enemy. During a six-month period in 1943 and 1944, Kearby bravely led missions in his P-47 (named the Fiery Ginger, after his wife), accumulating 22 aerial victories, including the destruction of a then-record six enemy aircraft in a single mission on October 11, 1943. The events of that day earned Kearby the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest award for valor. His final mission occurred on March 5, 1944, when he was killed in action near Wewak, New Guinea, after downing an enemy bomber. During his military career, Kearby also earned two Silver Stars, four Distinguished Flying Crosses, five Air Medals and the Purple Heart. His body was recovered after the war and buried at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery in Dallas on July 23, 1949. (2009)

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Chawla, Kalpana

1997

Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian American woman astronaut, was born on March 17, 1962, in Karnal, India, to Syongita (Devi) and Banarsi Lal Chawla, the owner of a tire manufacturing plant. As a child she dreamed of becoming an astronaut after being inspired by Jehangir R. D. “JRD” Tata, the pilot of the first mail flights in India and owner of Tata Air Services. She graduated from the Tagore Baal Niketan Senior Secondary School in Karnal in 1976. In 1978 she attended Punjab Engineering College in Chandigarh, India. There she was the first woman to enroll in aerospace engineering courses and one of four women in the engineering program. She graduated with a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering in 1982, then moved to the United States. In 1984 Chawla received a master of science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. While in Arlington, she met Jean-Pierre Harrison, a licensed pilot. They married in Tarrant County on December 2, 1983. At the University of Colorado, she earned a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering in 1988. After completing her education, Chawla worked on power-lift computational fluid dynamics for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). At the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, she researched complex airflows during vertical/short takeoffs and landings for aircrafts such as Harriers. She became a naturalized citizen of the United States in April 1991 and applied for NASA’s astronaut program. In 1993 she was named the vice president of Overset Methods, Inc., a small scientific-research-based non-profit corporation in Los Altos, California. After months of evaluations and interviews, in December 1994 Chawla was accepted into the NASA Astronaut Corps. She and her husband moved to Houston, Texas, and she began her training at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in March 1995. She was selected in November 1996 for the six-member crew of the STS-87 (Space Transportation System-87) to fly the space shuttle Columbia in 1997. She served as the STS-87 Mission Specialist 1 and backup Flight Engineer for ascent. As the primary operator of the shuttle’s robotic arm, she successfully removed a satellite from the shuttle’s payload bay. When STS-87 launched on November 19, 1997, Chawla became the first woman born in India and first Indian American woman in space. India’s Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral called her personally from Earth to congratulate her. He expressed how proud India was of her and her achievements and that she was an inspiration to Indian women and children. Although Chawla gave up her Indian citizenship to become an astronaut, India always remained important to her. To provide educational opportunities in science for Indian girls, she arranged for her hometown Tagore school to participate in NASA’s Summer Space Experience Program. Beginning in 1998 the Tagore School sent two female students each year to the Foundation for International Space Education’s United Space School in Houston. Every summer Chawla invited the students to her home for a homemade Indian dinner. In 2000 NASA selected Chawla as Flight Engineer and Mission Specialist for the STS-107 mission. On January 16, 2003, after numerous delays, space shuttle Columbia launched the STS-107 crew of seven astronauts into space for a sixteen-day mission. Chawla’s family from South Delhi watched lift-off at Cape Canaveral, Florida, and spoke with her a few hours later. Upon completing their mission, however, Columbia ’s reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere took a tragic turn on February 1, 2003 ( see SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA CRASH ). With just minutes left of the mission, Columbia broke apart, killing all seven members of the crew, including Chawla. Prior to the disaster, Chawla had recorded thirty-one days, fourteen hours, and fifty-four minutes in space. She was survived by her husband, parents, and a brother. Her identified remains were cremated, and her ashes were scat

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Six Flags Over Texas

1961

Six Flags over Texas (Six Flags), a tourist attraction and amusement park, is located equidistant between Dallas and Fort Worth in Arlington, Texas just off Interstate Highway 30 and State Highway 360. The amusement park was originally owned and operated by the Great Southwest Corporation. It was one of the first theme entertainment centers in the United States when it opened on August 5, 1961, although it was initially founded as a money-making scheme to support construction and expansion of a multi-use industrial and commercial development. Six Flags was the brainchild of Angus G. Wynne, Jr. , a graduate of UT Arlington (then North Texas Agricultural College). Wynne served in the Navy during World War II and, upon returning home, he and his business partners began a real estate development business. The initial success of the business inspired Wynne to seek out more investment opportunities, and the construction of the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike (present-day Interstate 30) in the mid-1950s provided the infrastructure to successfully develop the surrounding area. Wynne conceived of constructing a massive industrial park and purchased several thousand acres in the Arlington/Grand Prairie area. He hired a team of experts to design and plan the large-scale project, which he dubbed the Great Southwest Industrial District (GSWID). However, despite his efforts, the GSWID struggled financially in its early years, and as a result, Wynne proposed constructing a sporting complex to draw in visitors. During planning of the sporting complex, Wynne and his family visited Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Wynne was so inspired by his visit that he decided that instead of a sporting complex, he would construct a theme park with a unique Texas spin. The theme park was named Six Flags Over Texas to represent the six flags are that have flown over Texas: the flags of Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas , the Confederate States of America, and the United States of America. In August 1960, construction began on Six Flags, located on a 105-acre tract between Arlington and Grand Prairie. The initial financial investment was $10 million, and many local leaders and businesspeople were wary of the park's chances for financial success. The park's grand opening was held on August 5, 1961, and that day reportedly had 8,374 visitors. The success of Six Flags encouraged expansion, and by the end of the year the owners had already earmarked another half a million dollars to construct new attractions, including a new "city" depicting Texas' Spindletop era, expansion of the lake, new live entertainment, and the jungle-themed Skull Island. In 1972, just over a decade after its opening day, the theme park had grown to include over ninety rides and attractions, a 300-foot oil derrick, and numerous theaters and auditoriums. That year the park recorded an annual visitation of two million people. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Six Flags continued to expand, adding new rides and attractions to meet the growing demand for larger and more thrilling roller coasters and rides. In 2011, Six Flags was the number one paid tourist attraction in the southwestern U.S. Replicas of historic places on the grounds depict the history of the Lone Star State. The Texas Historical Commission placed Texas historical markers at a replica of Fort St. Louis , originally established in 1685; a "Boom Town" that contains some of the oil rigging and tools used by roughnecks during the 1920s; an antique hand-carved carousel; and at the park's demonstration of Texas railroads, which provides visitors a view of some of the original narrow-gauge railway tracks used in the nineteenth century. The 205-acre park offers more than 100 rides and shows for the price of admission. Popular recording artists perform at the Music Mill Theater during the evenings. An amphitheater provides revues, and a number of restaurants serve traditional Southern, Mexican, and American foods. Rides include a

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The Six Flags over Texas

1519

Flags of six different countries have been raised over Texas. In 1519 the land was claimed for Spain, whose explorers came later in search of silver and gold, but found buffalo, Indians and mirages. They planted the red and gold banner of Spain, with its lions and castles, beside the cross of the missionaries intent on converting the Red Men. The gold and white standard of France arrived in 1685 with the expedition of La Salle, the first resident Governor of Texas. Around a fort built near the Lavaca River, La Salle tried to establish a permanent colony for his King. He failed and in 1687 was killed by his own men. French activity in Texas caused Spain to renew her interest. Finding the fort of La Salle in ruins, the Spaniards in 1689 began to build missions and presidios, and grant land for ranches and colonies. Smoldering rebellion in 1821 brought an end to Spanish rule. Afterward the green, white and red flag of Mexico--with its eagle, serpent and cactus--flew in Texas for 15 years. The settlers joined together in building towns, farming, fighting Indians. Then the policies of dictator Santa Anna provoked revolution. On March 2, 1836, the Texas Declaration of Independence was adopted and signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos. The Republic of Texas was born in the dark era of the fall of the Alamo, Goliad Massacre and "Runaway Scrape" of settlers fleeing before the coming of Santa Anna and his army. The glorious victory of the Texans at San Jacinto on April 2, 1836, established the sovereignty of the Lone Star Flag. As a nation, Texas built towns and mills; developed strong commerce; fought against the Indians and foreign raiders; established patterns of justice, with homestead acts and other laws; and won the respect of all the world. However, after nine yeas as a Republic, the people voted in favor of annexation to the United States. On February 16, 1846, the Lone Star banner became a state flag and Texas took her position as the 28th star in the United States flag. Until 1861 no other state adopted a flag, but the Lone Star has been the pride of Texas through all the years since 1836. For 4 years, 1861-1865, the stars and bars of the Confederate States of America flew over Texas. 90,000 Texans served the South. The state supplied large amounts of cotton, food and other goods. At the end of the Civil War, Old Glory with its stars and stripes again was raised. Some other flags have flown somewhat briefly over parts of Texas, but the six national banners shown here are those of enduring history. The exhibits associated with the Six Flags over Texas make vivid the colorful history of the Lone Star State.

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Top O' Hill Terrace

1926

Top O' Hill Terrace Beulah Adams Marshall bought land here along the Bankhead Highway in the early 1920s and opened a tea room, hosting teas and serving dinners to Dallas and Fort Worth patrons. In 1926, Fred and Mary Browning purchased the property and shortly began converting the facilities into a casino, adding an escape tunnel and secret room for hiding the gambling paraphernalia during raids. Known as Top O' Hill Terrace, the popular spot attracted gamblers as well as visitors who were often unaware of the gaming activities. The restaurant, along with the tea garden that exists today, was a legitimate business, operating alongside a brothel as well as the casino, which benefited from the nearby Arlington Downs racetrack. Top O' Hill Terrace facilities included a horse barn and a private stable for Browning's prized stud, Royal Ford, purchased from oilman and Arlington Downs owner W.T. Waggoner. Contemporary to the Top O' Hill heyday was the outspoken Dr. J. Frank Norris (d. 1952), longtime pastor of First Baptist Church of Fort Worth. The conservative Norris, co-founder of fundamental Baptist Bible Institute, later known as Bible Baptist Seminary and later as the Arlington Baptist College, was an ardent proponent of Prohibition and gambling reform. One of his targets was Top O' Hill Terrace, which he reportedly vowed one day to own. In 1947, Texas Ranger Captain M.T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas led a raid on Top O' Hill, catching the gambling operation in full swing. In late 1956, under the leadership of Earl K. Oldham, the Bible Baptist Seminary bought the property and relocated here, fulfilling Norris' promise, although neither he nor Browning (d. 1953) had lived to see it. Today, the Arlington Baptist College continues to use the site, which retains many of its original structures and features a statue of Norris by noted sculptor Pompeo Coppini. 										(2003)

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Things to Do in Arlington

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The Sixth Floor Museum

Where Lee Harvey Oswald fired from. The JFK assassination site at Dealey Plaza.
historical 17.7 mi away
Dealey Plaza

On November 22 1963 President John F Kennedy rode through Dealey Plaza in an open Lincoln convertible and was shot from the sixth floor window of the Texas…
food 13.4 mi away
Joe T. Garcia's

Joe T opened his little family restaurant behind the packing plant in the Fort Worth Stockyards in 1935. There was no menu. His wife Jessie served whatever she…
historical 14.2 mi away
Fort Worth Stockyards

Daily cattle drives down the street. Honky-tonks and rodeos in the old West.
historical 14.3 mi away
Billy Bob's Texas

Billy Bob's opened in 1981 in an old cattle barn in the Fort Worth Stockyards and at one hundred twenty-seven thousand square feet it is the largest honky-tonk…
quirky 20.4 mi away
Big Tex at the State Fair

A fifty-five-foot cowboy named Big Tex has welcomed visitors to the State Fair of Texas in Fair Park Dallas every fall since 1952. He booms howdy folks over a…
food 19.0 mi away
Pecan Lodge

Dallas' best BBQ. The beef rib alone is worth the drive.
spooky 19.7 mi away
Lake Worth Monster

In 1969 dozens of witnesses reported a half-man half-goat creature prowling the shores of Lake Worth. Police investigated. The monster was never caught.

Sports in Arlington

🏆 STATE CHAMPIONS Class 5A · Boys Basketball · 2025–2026

Mansfield Summit Jaguars — UIL 5A Boys Basketball State Champions — 2 titles

Most recent: 2026 5A Division 2

Mansfield Summit High School, representing Arlington with pride, has established a strong presence in Class 5A boys basketball. The program has secured two UIL State Championships, with victories in the 2026 5A Division 2 and 2025 5A Division 2 tournaments. These achievements highlight a period of significant success for the team.

The Eagles' consistent performance has brought state-level recognition to their community. While no specific alumni are listed as having gone pro or to major colleges, the back-to-back state titles demonstrate a high level of competitive excellence and dedication within the Mansfield Summit basketball program, reflecting well on the spirit of high school sports in Texas.

State titles
2 (2025–2026)
Most recent
2026
Class
5A
The moment

The 2026 5A Division 2 state championship marked a significant achievement for Mansfield Summit, following their success the previous year.

Sources: Wikipedia · UIL State Championship Archives · SI High School (ScoreBook Live)

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