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and tennis facilities. Riverside Park offers a golf course, ball fields, and a basketball court. Various high schools and colleges have football, baseball, soccer, softball, and tennis facilities. Contact:Victoria CVB, www.visitvictoriatexas.com.
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Lewisville Lewisville, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, boasts Lewisville Lake, which covers nearly 30,000 acres of surface area and features 233 miles of shoreline. In addition to fishing tournaments, the city has hosted a variety of baseball, basketball, soccer and lacrosse tournaments. Hotel rooms: 2,487 Hotel tax: 13 percent Fields & facilities: 10 baseball fields, 16 soccer fields, four football fields, four fields for baseball and softball, a skate park, 10 basketball courts, 19 volleyball courts and 10 futsal courts. Contact: Lewisville CVB, www.visitlewisville.com.
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Odessa In west Texas, Odessa is known as the city of "Friday Night Lights." Not only were the book and movie based on Odessa foot- ball, but the movie was also shot at the city's historic Ratliff Stadium. Hotel rooms: 2,300 Hotel tax: 13 percent Fields & facilities: 24 soccer/football
fields, 21 baseball fields, 20 softball fields, three Olympic-sized pools, five indoor bas- ketball arenas with eight courts, and a 20,000-seat football/soccer field. Convention center: Ector County Coliseum is a 42-acre complex with an 8,000-seat arena and 145,000 square feet of exhibit space. Contact: Odessa CVB,
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On the north bank of the Rio Grande in south Texas sits Laredo, a city that serves as the principal U.S. port of entry into Mexico. The city boasts facilities that can
host just about any sport as well as a color- ful history. "Laredo is a community with a history older than the United States itself; it's two-and-a-half centuries of history set in a modern-day world," said Selina Villarreal of the Laredo CVB. Hotel rooms: 3,900 Hotel tax: 14 percent Fields & facilities: Five football fields,
two pools, three golf courses, three tracks, nine softball fields, nine basketball and volleyball courts, nine soccer fields, 39 tennis courts and 20 baseball fields. Laredo Energy Arena: The arena can seat 8,065 for ice hockey, 8,067 for arena football and 8,665 for basketball. Contact: Laredo CVB,
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Houston, in south-central Texas, is the fourth largest city in the country and offers a variety of venues that have served as home to everything from the NCAA Final Four to the MLB All Star Games. "Houston is exceptionally fortunate to have not only multiple first-class facilities capable of hosting all types of events but also the best sports fans in the country," said Emily Yates of the Harris County- Houston Sports Authority. "These two fac- tors continue to give athletes and specta- tors the best experience possible when coming to Houston."
GOING BATTY Austin, Texas, is home to North America's largest urban bat colony. Approximately 1.5 million Mexican Free-Tailed bats fly from underneath the Congress Avenue Bridge every night from April to October.
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