ABOUT DALLAS
Dallas, with an estimated population nearing 1.3 million, is the third largest city in Texas behind Houston and San Antonio, respectively. It is the main city and economic center of the 12-county Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area that, according to the March 2009 U.S. Census Bureau release, had a population of 6,300,006 as of July 2008,[5] making it the fourth largest and number one fastest-growing (by population) metropolitan area in the nation last year. It is also the center of the largest metro area in Texas.