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field facility, 10 volleyball courts, two pools, and various university facilities. Contact: San Marcos CVB,
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Also in the Dallas-Forth Worth metro area in north Texas is Plano, a city that was selected by Forbes.com in 2011 as the "Safest City in America with a Population of Over 250,000." Hotel rooms: Just over 4,000 Hotel tax: 13 percent Fields & facilities: 84 soccer fields, 32 softball fields, 34 baseball fields, 16 basketball and volleyball courts, 60 tennis courts, and five golf courses. Major outdoor facilities: Heritage
Yards with nine lighted fields. Russell Creek Park, which features a facility for cricket (the only one of its kind in the United States outside of Disney World) and 19 adult-sized soccer
fields, eight of which are lighted. Contact: Plano CVB,
www.planocvb.com. Denton
Denton, in north Texas—about 40 minutes northwest of the Dallas-Fort Worth area— is home to two universities, the University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University, whose state-of-the-art facilities are available to outside groups, said Dana Lodge of the Denton CVB. Hotel rooms: 2,200 Hotel tax: 13 percent Fields & facilities: Six baseball fields,
10 basketball courts, five football fields, two golf courses, six soccer fields, six soft- ball fields, four pools, seven tennis courts, four track and field facilities, eight volley- ball courts, and multiple gyms for gymnas- tics, wrestling, cheerleading, and dance. Contact: Denton CVB, www.discover denton.com.
Arlington
In the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, Arlington boasts the largest domed sporting and event center in the world—Cowboys Stadium—said Decima Cooper, director of public rela- tions and communications for the Arlington CVB. "Cowboys Stadium has made a tremendous impact on bringing groups in to experience a world-class, one-of-a-kind destination," she said. "But we also have the amazing Rangers Ballpark, home to our MLB Texas Rangers." Hotel rooms: 5,500 Hotel tax: 15 percent New facility: A grand opening cere-
mony was recently held for the new University of Texas at Arlington College Park Event Center, a 218,000- square-foot venue. Contact: Arlington CVB, www.arlington.org. ➤
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