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We are so happy that you found us! We invite you to come take a tour, meet our teachers, and see why Kids ‘R’ Kids of League City Centerpointe is the best choice for your family. We understand that you want the best for your child, and we do too! With a unique mix of technology-filled classrooms, highly trained educational staff, live stream cameras, security code entry, and exclusive curriculum; what we can offer your child sets us apart from any preschool or daycare in League City, TX.  Our learning academy offers engaging curriculum and premier programs for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, pre-K, and before/after school care. We are not just a team, but a family dedicated to giving your child the skills and educational foundation for a lifetime of success.

We want to meet you and show you around our Learning Academy. Remember to Like us on Facebook and be sure to visit our blog often for great advice on everything from education to parenting. You can also check out our YouTube page to see videos of our school!

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Hours of Operation: 6:00 AM – 6:30 PM

Address: 1092 W League City Pkwy, League City, TX 77573 | Directions 

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Our Mission

Kids ‘R’ Kids Learning Academies strives for every child in our care to feel safe, loved, and inspired. We are committed to providing a solid educational foundation, well-trained teachers, and a secure environment where children can flourish intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically.

By fostering strong connections between families, our schools and communities, we pledge to challenge and prepare all children for a positive impact in every step of their lives.

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To pioneer education that encourages generations to cherish and impact their world.

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Our Accredited Programs

Kids ‘R’ Kids Learning Academy is fully accredited and offers the ultimate foundation for your child. We are very proud to provide the most effective educational programs and innovative facilities for children 6 weeks through 12 years of age.

Our Exclusive Curriculum

Our exclusive line of curriculum is designed specifically for every developmental stage of education with theme-based units, specific learning activities and teacher-friendly lesson plans. As a parent, rest assured your child is benefiting and advancing from the most innovative curriculum available.

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Children’s Dentist near you in League City |My Kid’s Dentist

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Wed 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

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Fri 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Sat 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

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League City Smiles Dentistry/My Kid’s Dentist & Orthodontics provides dentistry for the whole family! We offer family friendly pediatric dentistry with the compassion and care that families expect and convenience that families need. Whether it’s your child’s first dental exam, a dental cleaning, filling, or other dental procedure, our caring dental team is committed to understanding and meeting your child’s needs as a dental patient. We offer a warm and fun environment with a friendly team that understands the importance of making your child feel as comfortable and safe as possible throughout dental visits. We believe that treating your child with the compassion and respect that they deserve means listening to their needs and explaining each step in the process in kid-friendly terms. My Kid’s Dentist & Orthodontics provides children’s dental treatments from infancy through late adolescence, and even children with special needs. Our League City Smiles Dentistry team is also located within the same building, offering the convenience of dentistry for the entire family to League City, Tuscan Lakes, Dickinson, Seabrook, Texas City, Galveston, LaPorte, South Shore Harbor, Marina Bay, Bayview, Bacliff and other neighboring communities. We also provide treatment for emergency dental patients. Our providers accept many insurance plans as well as provide options for flexible payments for those with no insurance. Use the online scheduler or give us a call to book your appointment today!

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Our pediatric dental specialists attend two additional years of training after dental school to focus on how to provide the best care optimized for children. We are passionate about giving your child a healthier, happier smile.

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Braces

Braces are an orthodontic appliance used to straighten teeth and correct bad bites. Braces can be prescribed for teens, adults, and children who have permanent teeth.

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Clear Aligners

Similar to braces, clear aligners use a gradual force to control tooth movement, but without metal wires or brackets.

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Healthy teeth are key in ensuring your child is healthier and happier. Your pediatric dentist may recommend fluoride treatment in order to prevent tooth decay and maintain healthy teeth.

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Routine dental checkups are vital to good oral hygiene and are the best way to detect problems at their earliest stages which saves unnecessary discomfort, time, and money.

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The American Association of Orthodontists advocates the use of mouth guards by children and adults during organized and recreational sporting activities.

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Pulp therapy aims to repair the damage and preserve any healthy pulp, so that your child’s primary tooth remains intact until it naturally falls out.

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Retainers are most commonly prescribed after the recommended treatment period for braces. The retainer helps keep your teeth from moving back to their original position.

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Made of clear or shaded plastic, sealants are applied to the teeth to help keep them cavity-free.

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When a baby tooth is lost too early, your pediatric dentist may recommend a space maintainer to prevent future space loss and dental problems.

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Restorative dentistry aims to repair damage to the tooth’s surface, or enamel, and restore the function and esthetics of your child’s teeth.

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Emergency

Stay calm. Focus on stopping the bleeding and protecting the injured tooth or area by following the appropriate instructions in this section.

More

Braces

Braces are an orthodontic appliance used to straighten teeth and correct bad bites. Braces can be prescribed for teens, adults, and children who have permanent teeth.

More

Clear Aligners

Similar to braces, clear aligners use a gradual force to control tooth movement, but without metal wires or brackets.

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Fluoride

Healthy teeth are key in ensuring your child is healthier and happier. Your pediatric dentist may recommend fluoride treatment in order to prevent tooth decay and maintain healthy teeth.

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Hygiene

Routine dental checkups are vital to good oral hygiene and are the best way to detect problems at their earliest stages which saves unnecessary discomfort, time, and money.

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Mouth Guards

The American Association of Orthodontists advocates the use of mouth guards by children and adults during organized and recreational sporting activities.

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Pulp Therapy

Pulp therapy aims to repair the damage and preserve any healthy pulp, so that your child’s primary tooth remains intact until it naturally falls out.

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Retainers

Retainers are most commonly prescribed after the recommended treatment period for braces. The retainer helps keep your teeth from moving back to their original position.

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Sealants

Made of clear or shaded plastic, sealants are applied to the teeth to help keep them cavity-free.

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Space Maintenance

When a baby tooth is lost too early, your pediatric dentist may recommend a space maintainer to prevent future space loss and dental problems.

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Tooth Restoration

Restorative dentistry aims to repair damage to the tooth’s surface, or enamel, and restore the function and esthetics of your child’s teeth.

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Fun Outdoor Classes For Kids in League City, Texas

Healthy, educational fun for toddlers, preschoolers and young kids.

Outdoor activity-based classes in local greenspaces in League City, Texas.

Tinkergarten’s outdoor, play-based learning classes are the best way for kids to experience the great outdoors in League City, Texas during Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Tinkergarten helps families get outside to make the most of their kids’ early learning years. Designed by education experts and loved by all families, our play-based outdoor curriculum guides parents and caregivers in raising healthy, confident, and capable kids. Through live, weekly sessions, a curriculum to extend the play at home, and a rich learning community, Tinkergarten makes purposeful outdoor play doable for every family.

Tinkergarten’s outdoor activities and play-based learning help kids develop critical early learning skills like focus, persistence, creativity, problem-solving, empathy, and communication. All class activities are facilitated by a certified, trained, local leader and designed for kids ages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Try a free class, enroll in a class for the season, or start a new group by becoming a Tinkergarten leader (or nominate someone you think would make a great leader). Join the other families in League City, Texas today to play and learn outdoors together!

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Fall Season: Body, Mind & Heart

Tinkergarten In Person

Fall Season: Body, Mind & Heart

Tinkergarten In Person

Learn outside with families in your community.

• Joyful group learning in an inspiring natural setting.
• Delightful classes in your local greenspace, with an expert Leader.

Weekly live sessions start the week of Sept. 19th

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• 9 live class sessions in a local greenspace
• Led by an expert Tinkergarten Leader
• Videos, activities, and resources support playful learning all week long
• Proven protocols to keep learning safe and fun
• Small class size (up to 15 children)
• A seasonal map and Fall 2022 iron-on badge
• Parent/guardian attends with child
• Mixed-age classes for kids 1. 5 to 8 years

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25% off for additional siblings

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Tinkergarten Anywhere

Fall Season: Body, Mind & Heart

Tinkergarten Anywhere

Make outdoor learning easy from anywhere.

• On-demand lessons your child can watch anywhere.
• Make outdoor play part of their regular routine.

First lesson starts Sept 19th

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• 9 on-demand lessons (access from any mobile device or computer)
• Featuring Tinkergarten’s Chief Learning Officer
• A seasonal map and Fall 2022 iron-on badge
• Watch and learn at your child’s pace
• Designed for kids 2 to 8 years

$49

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Winter Season: Problem Solving

Tinkergarten In Person

Learn outside with families in your community.

• Joyful group learning in an inspiring natural setting.
• Delightful classes in your local greenspace, with an expert Leader.

9 weekly sessions start the week of January 16th

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• 9 live class sessions in a local greenspace
• Led by an expert Tinkergarten Leader
• Videos, activities, and resources support playful learning all week long
• Proven protocols to keep learning safe and fun
• Small class size (up to 15 children)
• A seasonal map and Winter 2023/Problem Solving iron-on badge
• Parent/guardian attends with child
• Mixed-age classes for kids 1.5 to 8 years

$219

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25% off for additional siblings

Winter Season: Problem Solving

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Winter Season: Problem Solving

Tinkergarten Anywhere

Make outdoor learning easy from anywhere.

• On-demand lessons your child can watch anywhere.
• Make outdoor play part of their regular routine.

First lesson starts January 16th

Details

• 9 on-demand lessons (access from any mobile device or computer)
• Additional videos, activities, and resources support playful learning all week long
• Featuring Tinkergarten’s Chief Learning Officer
• A seasonal map and Winter 2023/Problem Solving iron-on badge
• Watch and learn at your child’s pace
• Designed for kids 2 to 8 years

$49

For This Winter Season

A convenient and super fun way to learn about our program, meet a Tinkergarten Leader, and experience how our classes work.

• Enjoy a fun group activity with a certified Tinkergarten Leader.
• Get a free sample activity guide to continue the play at home.
• Learn about Tinkergarten’s unique approach to learning.
• Take advantage of either trial format: In Person (in a local greenspace) or Anywhere (on-demand, from any connected device).

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Live, weekly sessions, an at-home curriculum, and a rich learning community make purposeful outdoor play doable for every family.

Kids learn vital life skills, while grown-ups get the balance they need.

Time outdoors for the whole family’s health, happiness, and connection to our planet.

Expert guidance to support your child’s learning, every step of the way.

What Will Your Child Learn?

Our curriculum is designed to help kids develop 8 key skills. Skills build season after season while kids earn one-of-a-kind skill badges along the way!

Our Unique Approach

For nearly a decade, we’ve honed our approach to helping kids become healthy, curious, capable learners.

Nature at the core. Outdoors is the classroom. Creatures are our teachers. Mud and sticks are our tools, and every lesson deepens kids’ connection to nature.

Irresistible invitations to play. Each lesson is engineered as an invitation to play that kids simply can’t refuse!

Open-ended, child-led. Kids learn best when they lead the way. Plus, we help grown-ups support their child’s unique process.

Part science, part wisdom. Every lesson combines early learning science with timeless wisdom about nature and childhood. It’s a magic combination.

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Clinical Professional Counselor

Richmond, VA

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Stefanie Ikeda

Elementary School Teacher

San Francisco, CA

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Contents

• Story
• Geography
  • Climate
  • Heat and drought in 2011
• Administration and politics
  • Legislative activity and administration
  • Politics
  • environmental movement
• Economy
• urban landscape
  • City center
• Demography
• Culture and art
  • Annual events
  • Music
  • Movie
  • Mass media
  • Theaters
  • Sport
  • Museums and other sights of the city
• Parks and recreation areas
• Transport
  • Highways
    • Toll roads
  • Airports
  • Public transport
  • Other transport
  • Hiking
• Education
  • Higher education
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• twin cities
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Austin (eng. Austin ) is a city in the United States, located in south-central Texas, the state capital and the administrative center of Travis County. The city was founded in 1839 and named after Stephen Austin, one of the founders of independent Texas. Austin is the 4th largest city in Texas and the 14th in the United States (790,390 people as of 2010 ^[2] ). Center of political and administrative activity. Austin is home to one of the largest universities in the United States – the University of Texas.

History

The current area of ​​Williamson and Travis Counties, of which Austin is a part, has been inhabited since at least the 9200s BC. e. According to the excavations that were carried out between Georgetown and Fort Hood, people lived here already in the Pleistocene era and were part of the Clovis culture. ^[3]

Before the arrival of Europeans, the territory was inhabited by the Tonkawa tribe, along the paths of the Comanches and Lipans. ^[4]

At the beginning of the 19th century, two Spanish forts were built near present-day Austin: Bastrop and San Marcos. ^{[5] [6]} In the 1830s, the village of Waterloo (English Waterloo ) was founded on the site of Austin.

In 1835, the Texas War of Independence began, which resulted in the creation of a new state with its own president, congress, and monetary system. In 1839, a committee was formed in Congress to find a site for a new capital, which would be named after the founder of Texas, Stephen Austin. ^[7] The second president of Texas, Mirabeau Lamar, recommended that attention be paid to Waterloo and the surrounding area, noting the beauty of the rolling countryside. As a result, it was decided to establish the capital in this very place, and instead of the village of Waterloo, the city of Austin appeared. ^[8]

A series of victorious clashes with the Comanches in 1840 allowed the city and the surrounding area to begin to develop rapidly, Travis County was formed. ^[9] However, Lamar’s political opponent, the first and third president of Texas, Sam Houston, citing attacks by the Mexican army on San Antonio, located very close to Austin, moved the Texas Congress out of the capital. This decision was also supported by many Houston residents who had to travel to Austin on government business. After the Congress moved, approximately half of Austin’s 856 residents left the city. ^[10] In 1841, under the pretext of a threat from the Indians and Mexicans, who still considered the territory of Austin theirs, the capital was also moved. In 1845, the fourth president of Texas, Anson Jones, and Congress voted to return government and capital status to Austin. At the same time, it was decided that Texas would become part of the United States of America.

Since the middle of the 20th century, Austin has been one of the largest metropolitan areas in Texas, and at the end of the century, Austin began to develop as a major center of high technologies in the field of semiconductors and software. The University of Texas has become one of the largest in the United States. ^[11]

Since the 1970s, Austin has also become one of the largest music scenes in the country, thanks in large part to such famous artists as Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughn, who were born in the area. Later, the status of the center of the music industry was reinforced by the appearance of the music television program Austin City Limits (Austin City Limits), the festival of the same name, as well as the South by Southwest Music and Film Festival (South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW). ^[12]

• Aircraft ramming in Austin

Geography

Austin is located in central Texas, northeast of San Antonio. One interstate highway, I-35, passes through the city. The altitude ranges from 130 to 305 meters above sea level. According to 2010 data, the city occupied an area of ​​approximately 771.5 km², ^[1] of which about 18 km² is occupied by water. ^[13] The city is located on the Colorado River and has three artificial lakes: Lady Bird Lake (formerly Town Lake), Lake Austin, and Walter E. Long Lake (Lake Walter E. Long). In addition, part of Lake Travis, including the Mansfield Dam, is located within the city limits. ^[14] Lakes Travis, Lady Bird and Austin are on the Colorado River. ^[7] As a result of the fact that the Balcones Fault ( Balcones Fault ) passes through the city, the territory varies greatly in different parts of the city. So, in the east it is a flat area with heavy clay and loam, while the west of the city is on the outskirts of the area called the Hill Country (Texas Hill Country) and is covered with hills. These hills are predominantly made of limestone, topped with a thin layer of soil. Because of this structure, showers can periodically flood certain parts of the city. ^{[15] [16]} To prevent flooding, the Colorado River has a system of dams operated by the nonprofit Lower Colorado River Authority. These dams form a series of lakes that are used for recreation and entertainment: swimming, boating, fishing, parks are laid out in coastal areas. ^[17]

Austin is located on the border of four ecological zones and therefore is an oasis with a highly variable climate, the characteristics of which contain features of the desert, tropics and humid regions. ^[18] These features are also the reason for the biological diversity, the area has become home to many species of animals and plants. Flowers, of which the Texas lupins are the most famous here, bloom almost all year round, although the most active flowering period occurs in the spring. Many of the flowers were specially planted by “Lady Bird” Johnson, wife of President Lyndon Johnson.

One of the popular places in Austin is Mount Bonnell. The natural limestone formation, up to 238 meters above sea level, has an observation platform about 60 meters below the peak, which offers a beautiful view of Lake Austin and the houses standing on its shores.

Soils in the Austin area range from shallow layers of clay over limestone in the west to heavy clays in the east. Some of the types of clays encountered swell strongly upon contact with water and thus hinder construction work in the city. Most clays are rich in calcium carbonate. ^[19]

Climate

Austin has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), characterized by extremely hot summers dominated by humid winds from the Gulf of Mexico, and mild winters. On average, Austin receives 853.4 mm of precipitation per year, most of it in the spring. ^[20] Severe thunderstorms are quite common at this time of year, but not tornadoes. Typically clear to partly cloudy in Austin, the city receives almost 2,650 hours of sunshine per year, or 60.3% of its possible maximum. ^[21]

Austin’s summers are typically hot and humid, with maximum daytime temperatures in July and August averaging around 35°C. On average, 109 days a year the temperature exceeds 90 °F (32. 2 °C), and 12 days a year the temperature rises above 100 °F (37.8 °C). The record temperature – 112 °F (44 °C) – was recorded twice, on September 5, 2000 and August 28, 2011. ^{[22] [20] [23]}

Winters in Austin are mild and relatively dry. The minimum daily temperature in Austin averages below 45°F (7.2°C) 88 days a year, and 18 days a year the temperature drops below 0°C. The lowest temperature was recorded on January 31, 1949: -2 °F (-19 °C). Snowfall is rare in Austin, however, about once every two years, Austin suffers from ice storms that cause ice to form on the roads. ^[24]

Heat and drought in 2011

From October 2010 to August 2011, Austin received its lowest rainfall since the 1950s. This drought is the result of a weather phenomenon called La Niña in the Pacific Ocean. Scientists still doubt whether this phenomenon is a direct consequence of climate change or not, but they predict further deterioration, given the warming and aridity of the local climate. ^[25] 2011 also significantly surpassed the record for days with maximum temperatures of 100°F (37.8°C) or more. As of October 13, 2011, the number of such days was 90. The previous record was set in 1925 with 69 triple-digit days.

Administration and politics

Legislation and administration

The main body of city government is the city council, which consists of seven members, one of which is the elected mayor of the city. A city manager is hired to help the mayor. Elections of the mayor and other members of the city council are held on a non-partisan basis, according to the majority system of the absolute majority. Austin is the only major city in Texas where city government elections are held by all residents of the city, and not by district.

As of October 13, 2011, Lee Leffingwell is the mayor. This is his first term of office and will expire in 2012.

With the exception of administrative buildings, order in Austin is maintained by the Austin Police Department. Administrative buildings are protected by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Fire protection is provided by the Austin Fire Department, emergency medical services are provided by the Austin and Travis County Ambulance Service.

Policy

Austin is known as an oasis of liberalism in a conservative state, sometimes people in other parts of Texas even jokingly call it the “Austin People’s Republic.” At 19In the 1970s, Austin became a Democratic stronghold while the suburbs tended to vote Republican.

Representatives of the Libertarian Party are also active in Austin.

Two of the 2004 presidential candidates lived in Austin: Michael Badnarick of the Libertarian Party mentioned above, and David Cobb of the Green Party. While the presidential debate committee usually invites only Democratic and Republican candidates, in November, ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to the presidential debate at the University of Texas, including two representatives of minor parties. Austin also hosted one of the final rounds of presidential debates between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton during their 2008 Democratic nomination race.

Environmental movement

A distinctive feature of the political movement in Austin was the environmental movement. Much of the movement matured in discussions on issues related to preserving the quality of life and creating a “sense of place” in Austin.

Economy

Austin is the largest constituent metropolitan area of ​​Greater Austin, with a gross domestic product of US$86 million in 2010. The city is considered one of the largest high-tech centers in the United States. Every year, thousands of engineering and computer science graduates from the University of Texas fill technology and security companies. Home prices in the metropolitan area are much lower than in Silicon Valley, but noticeably higher than prices in other areas of Texas. As a result of a large concentration of high-tech companies, Austin has been hit hard by the dot-com bubble. The largest employers in Austin are the Austin Independent School District, City of Austin, Dell, the US federal government, Freescale Semiconductor (a company spun off from Motorola in 2004), IBM, the St. David’s Healthcare Partnership and Seton Family of Hospitals, Texas, University of Texas at San Marcos, University of Texas at Austin. The city also has offices of many high-tech companies: 3M, Apple Inc., AMD, Applied Materials, ARM, Buffalo Technology, Cirrus Logic, Cisco Systems, Bioware, Blizzard Entertainment, eBay/PayPal, Facebook, Google, Hewlett-Packard, Hoover’s , Hostgator, Intel Corporation, National Instruments, Nvidia, Oracle Corporation, Samsung Group, Silicon Laboratories, and United Devices. The predominance of high-tech companies led to the name of the region – Silicon Hills, and also contributed to its development and growth. The flight between Austin and San Jose, where Silicon Valley is located, was at one time called the “nerd bird”.

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Cityscape

The main buildings featured in many of the photographs of Austin are of medium height and also quite far apart. The second property is partly a consequence of a restriction imposed by the authorities in order to preserve beautiful views of the Texas Capitol building from different points of the city (the so-called capitol view corridor). This restriction, however, did not prevent the construction of new skyscrapers, the city center looks modern and quite densely built up. The tallest building in the city, The Austonian, reached its current height (208 meters) on September 17, 2009of the year, it was put into operation in June 2010. At the moment, a boom in skyscrapers continues in Austin, in addition to Ostonian, the construction of Austin 360 Condominiums Tower (172 meters), Spring and several other skyscrapers has been completed in the city. It is expected that by 2015 of the buildings built before 2005, only the Frost Bank Tower will remain in the top ten tallest.

At night, certain areas of Austin are illuminated by “artificial moonlight” from the 50-meter Moonlight Towers, which were built in the late 19century and now are historical monuments. Austin is the only city where they survived (15 out of 31 left). The towers can be seen in the 1993 film Dazed and Confused.

City center

Downtown is home to some of the tallest skyscrapers in the state, such as the 56-story Ostonian or the 44-story Condominium 360, which opened in 2008, as does the Four Seasons Condos. The former mayor set a goal to bring the number of residents in the city center to 25,000 by 2015, and the city began to stimulate the construction of residential buildings. This has significantly changed the face of the city center in recent years. In addition, the abundance of live music, evening entertainment, museums, restaurants, as well as Lady Bird Lake, which is considered one of the best places to relax in Austin, contributed to the popularity of housing and the growth of the center. The Second Street area consists mainly of new housing, restaurants, coffee shops, upscale boutiques, and museums. Also, here is the city hall. Opposite it, a studio was built for the Austin City Limits program. Also in the city center is the South by Southwest festival (South-southwest), during which, during 4 March days, more than 2000 performers perform on more than 90 scenes. According to a 2010 estimate, the festival generated at least US$167 million.

Demographics

Austin has a population of 790,390 according to the 2010 Census, including:

• 48.7% white (including Hispanics: 68.3%)
• 35.1% Hispanic/Hispanic (29.1% Mexican, 0.5% Puerto Rican, 0.4% Cuban, 5.1% other)
• 8.1% African American
• 6.1% Asian (1.9% Indian, 1.5% Chinese, 1% Vietnamese, 0.7% Korean, 0.3% Filipino, 0.2% Japanese, and 0.8% other)
• 0.9% American Indian
• 0.1% Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
• 3.4% of people of mixed race

In terms of the number of inhabitants, Austin is slightly inferior to San Francisco, Canadian Ottawa and English Leeds, but surpasses Alaska.

By age, Austin’s population in 2010 was 22.2% under 18, 14.5% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 24 to 35, 21% from 35 to 50, 14.5% 50 to 65 and 7% over 65. There were 102 men for every 100 women.

Culture and art

The motto “Keep Austin Weird” ( Keep Austin Weird ) has become a real hit in recent years, this inscription can be found on almost any souvenir in the city. The slogan is intended not only to emphasize the originality and diversity of Austin, but also to help local businesses. Austin Community College librarian Red Wassenich and his wife, Karen Pavelka, were concerned about the city’s “rapid descent into commercialism and too-rapid development,” according to the 2010 book Unusual City. Although the motto has since been used in many different contexts and meanings, it is still the go-to slogan for those concerned about the city’s rapid growth and irresponsible development. The history of Austin is rich in protests by citizens against projects that degrade the environment, destroy cultural monuments or the natural landscape of the area.

According to the Nielsen Company ( Nielsen ), adult Austin residents are more active than their peers in other metropolitan areas in reading and blogging. Also, Austin residents use the Internet more intensively than anywhere else in Texas. Money Magazine ( Money ) has twice ranked Austin as one of the best major cities to live in, second in 2006 and third in 2009, and MSN has named Austin the greenest city in the world. According to Travel & Leisure magazine ( Travel & Leisure ) Austin is home to some of the best individuals and citizens.

One of the main places for shopping is the SoCo area, located at the southern end of Congress Avenue. Here you can find many souvenir and eccentric shops, restaurants and coffee shops, and this place also hosts many parades. The area takes special pride in “guarding the weirdness of Austin”, which is especially noticeable against the backdrop of the development of neighboring areas.

Annual events

The O. Hanry House Museum holds an annual O.Hanry Pan Off pun contest in which contestants compete in wit. Other annual events include Eeyore’s Birthday Party, Spamaramu, the Austin Reggae Festival, and the Austin Art City Festival in April, the East Austin Studio Tour in November, and the Brasileiro Carnival in February. Sixth Street has traditionally hosted the Pecan Street and Halloween celebrations, and since 2002 has also hosted the three-day Austin City Limits music festival in Zilker Park every year since 2002 ( Austin City Limits ). Every year, on one of the weekends in late March – early April, relay races are held in Austin.

In December, a Christmas tree is traditionally lit in Zilker Park – a set of garlands stretched in different directions from the top of the moonlight tower. As a rule, the tree is lit at the same time as the alley of light, but in 2010 and 2011, in order to save budget funds, it was decided not to organize the alley of light.

Music

The presence of a large number of venues for performances is a clear confirmation of Austin’s official slogan – “The World Capital of Music”. The music centers are the Sixth Street nightclubs and the annual South Southwest Film Music and Arts Festival ( South by southwest ). In 2007 Pete Townsend, Iggy Pop, Tom Morello and Ricky Lee Jones took part in the festival. In addition, the Moody Theater ( Moody Theater ) is home to the longest-running television concert program, Austin City Limits, and a three-day festival of the same name takes place every fall in Zilker Park. Austin also hosts a number of other festivals: Urban Music Festival ( Urban Music Festival ), Fun Fun Fun Fest ), Chaos in Texas ( Chaos In Tejas ) and the Old Settlers Music Festival ( Old Settlers Music Festival ).

The Austin Lyric Opera has put on several productions each year since it opened in 1986. In 2007, it hosted the North American premiere of Philip Glass’s Waiting for the Barbarians, based on a book written by local university graduate John Coetzee. Performances are held at the Long Center and the open-air theater in Zilker Park.

The Austin Symphony Orchestra, directed and conducted by Peter Bay, performs a wide range of music from classical to popular and family music.

Cinema

The city hosts an annual film festival, which is attended by many directors from all over the world. In 2004, MovieMaker magazine ( MovieMaker ) named Austin the best city to live and make movies.

A number of well-known films have been filmed in Austin, not least in the choice of location for which was played by the presence of the Department of Television, Radio and Film at the University of Texas. Films set in Austin include Hot and Chicks, Used Lions, Waking Life, Spy Kids, Dazed and Confused, Office Space, The Life of David Gale ”, “Miss Congeniality”, “Freeloader”, “Idiocracy”, “Newbie”, “Glimpses of Hope”, “Fort Alamo”, “Open Check”, as well as “Iron Grit” by the Coen brothers, “Grindhouse”, “Machete” , “How to eat fried worms” and “Bandslam”. To attract new filming, the Austin Film Society converted several hangars from the former Mueller Airport into Austin Studios. Clips of The Flaming Lips were filmed in the studio, as well as scenes for the films “25th Hour” and “Sin City”. Austin was also the filming location for the MTV reality show The Real World, The Real World: Austin. Austin is home to famous movie websites Spill.com and Ain’t It Cool News.

Media

The main daily newspaper is the Austin American-Statesman. Also published daily are The Austin Chronicle and the student newspaper The Daily Texan. The business newspaper Austin Business Journal is published weekly. In addition to those already listed, a number of regional and district newspapers are published. For example, the Texas Monthly magazine is located in Austin. More recently, a monthly newspaper, Community Impact, has been published, with five district issues and reporting on news from each district. This newspaper was founded by the former publisher of the Austin Business Journal and is delivered to every home in the area for free. Local radio stations include KLRU, which has received several awards for its programs created by its employees, KUT, the most popular radio station in Texas, KOOP (FM), a radio station run by volunteers, and KVRX, a student radio station at the University of Texas. Network TV channels in Austin are KTBC (Fox), KVUE (ABC), KXAN (NBC), KEYE-TV (CBS), KLRU (PBS), KNVA (The CW), KBVO (My Network TV) and KAKW (Univision). Local news channel News 8 Austin broadcasts around the clock.

More recently, The Texas Tribune has played an important role in reporting, whose website is primarily focused on political news in Texas and Austin in particular. The organization exists at the expense of donations from users.

Theaters

There are a number of theaters in Austin, including the Zacharias Scott Theater Center, Vortex Repertory Company, Salvage Vanguard Theatre, Rude Mechanicals’ the Off Center, Austin Playhouse, Scottish Rite Children’s Theatre, Hyde Park Theatre, the Blue Theatre, the Hideout Theatre. and Esther’s Follies. Street performances are no less popular; in April, Austin hosts the annual festival of theatrical art, Fuse Box ( Fuse Box Festival ).

One of the first and most famous theaters is the Paramount Theater built in 1915. The theater stage not only hosts performances, but also shows films, and premieres of some films shot in Austin (for example, Miss Congeniality and Sin City) took place here. Zilker Park hosts an annual Summer Musical ( Zilker Park Summer Musical ).

Another venue for theatrical performances is the 2,300-seat auditorium at the Long Performing Arts Center ( Long Center of the Performing Arts ), built from recycled materials from the Lester E. Palmer Auditorium.

The Austin Ballet is the fourth largest ballet academy in the United States. Each year, a group of twenty members of the ballet presents a large number of ballet compositions by various choreographers. Also based in Austin are the contemporary dance ensemble Ballet East Dance Company and the Tapestry Dance group.

The Austin Improv Theater performs on several stages in the city at ColdTowne, The Hideout, The New Movement and Salvage Vanguard theaters. Austin is hosting the Out of Bounds comedy festival. In 2010, more than 400 artists from the US and other countries performed on 7 stages.

Sport

Austin is the largest city in the US not represented in any of the major sports leagues. Most Austin residents support the teams of the University of Texas, the Texas Longhorns. American football and baseball teams became national champions of their respective college leagues in 2005-2006. The Texas Longhorns football team plays at the second largest stadium in the state, Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, with a capacity of over 101,000 fans. Baseball games are played at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, which has a capacity of 6,756 spectators after a 1996 year.

In 1996, Austin formed a professional minor league hockey team, the Austin Ice Bats, which were abolished in 2008 due to lack of attendance and the emergence of the AHL’s Texas Stars. In 2001, a team from Columbus, playing in the NBA Development League, moved to Austin / After the move, the team received a new name – Austin Toros. Also based in Austin is the team that won the 2010 Women’s Under-19 Football Championship, the Lonestar Soccer.

The landscape, which combines cycling terrain, limestone cliffs, and bodies of water such as Barton Springs ( Barton Springs ), along with the mild climate, has made Austin one of the centers for competition in sports that require endurance or a combination of several disciplines. The 10,000 mile race, the Capitol 10,000, is the largest in Texas and one of the top five largest in the country. The Austin Marathon has been held annually since 1992. The Austin-based American Swimming Association hosts an annual Cap 2K open water competition, as well as a range of other indoor and outdoor competitions. In addition, a number of cycling teams are based in Austin, seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong trains in the city, as well as many amateur cyclists who prefer cycling to cars for environmental or economic reasons. The combination of the development of the above three disciplines is an active support for the development of triathlon. Every year, on Memorial Day, a race is held around Lady Bird Lake, Auditorium Shores Park, and Downtown.

On May 26, 2010, Bernie Ecclestone signed a ten-year contract with Austin-based Full Throttle Productions to host the Formula One US Grand Prix from 2012 to 2021. In November 2011, the construction of the track was suspended due to disputes between race promoter Tavo Hellmund, the new circuit management and Formula 1 promoter Bernie Ecclestone ^[26] , but in December all issues were settled and the US Grand Prix was approved in the calendar for 2012 ^[27] . In 2012, the brand new Circuit of the Americas race track was built from scratch in Austin to host the event. The track is located east of the Austin Bergstorm Airport and the first race was held on November 18, 2012. From 2013 the track will also host MotoGP races.

Museums and other attractions of the city

Austin has a large number of museums, the most famous of which are the Texas Memorial Museum, the Blanton Museum of Art, the Bob Bullock Museum of Texas State History, the Austin Museum of Art, and the galleries at the Harry Ransom Center. One of the most popular tourist spots is the Texas State Capitol, as well as the oldest Driskill Hotel, built in 1886 just before the construction of the Capitol. Austin is home to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, which contains documents and artefacts from the Johnson administration, including the president’s limousine and a replica of the Oval Office.

The musical center of Austin is Sixth Street. Also, the Enchanted Forest area in south Austin is the center of street performances such as dancing with fire and circus shows.

Art from the region can be found at the Museum of Popular Culture in South Austin, and Latin American culture is represented by the Mexic-Arte Museum, opened in 1983. Also in Austin is the house-museum of O. Henry, in which the writer lived in 1891.

Austin’s “oddity” is also evident in the sculptures installed here, such as the fork outside the Hyde Park Grill, the Mangia dinosaur, Crazy Maria at the Taco Xpress, the “migratory” pink flamingos at the entrance to the botanical garden, the giant bent arm at the Hyde Park Gym, and also the frog mural from Daniel Johnston’s 9 album cover0101 Hi, how are you .

Austin residents often start tours of their hometown at the statue of Texas blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughn, located on the south shore of City Lake. The statue’s shadow is always longer than its height and is meant to symbolize Stevie Vaughn’s broad influence on generations of guitarists.

Under the Ann Richards Bridge on Congress Avenue nests the city’s largest colony of bats (Brazilian folded lips). Since March, about one and a half million mice have settled in the zones of compression and expansion of the bridge, as well as in the longitudinal grooves running along under the bridge. The structure of the bridge is ideal for bats to breed. Every evening after sunset, mice fly out to hunt for insects, their departure is visible even with the help of weather radar. Watching the mice take flight is akin to a performance; at least 100,000 tourists come to see it every year. In winter, mice migrate to Mexico.

The Austin Zoo is located in an unincorporated area in western Travis County. The zoo provides shelter to animals that had to be relocated, including due to mistreatment.

Parks and recreation areas

The Austin Parks and Recreation Department won the 1999 Best Water Recreation Award and the 2004 Gold Medal from the National Parks Association. Austin is home to over 50 public swimming pools and many parks. The list of famous places for swimming in the first place include the oldest pool Deep Eddy ( Deep Eddy Pool ) and the city’s largest natural pool, Barton Springs ( Barton Springs Pool ). The water temperature in both reservoirs ranges from 20 °C in winter to 22 °C in summer.

Popular Austin parks include rock climbing, boating, kayaking, swimming, nature exploration, biking, and hiking. In the center of the city is the Austin Greenbelt, a long strip of parkland that includes Zilker Park. A 30-minute drive from the city is a natural pool and Hamilton Park ( Hamilton Pool ).

Transport

Of all people working in Austin, 73% commute to work alone by car, 10% form a car pool, 6% work from home, 5% commute by bus, 2% walk, and 1% bike to work.

Highways

The main part of Austin is located around two major north-south roads: Interstate I-35 and the Texas Mopac Expressway (loop 1). U.S. Highway 83 and State Highway 71 cross the city from east to west. Austin is the largest city in the United States with only one interstate.

U.S. Highway 290 passes through the northeast of the city, then merges with I-35 before becoming part of State Highway 71 before becoming a separate highway again on the western edge of the city. Highway 71 continues to Brady while Highway 290 joins I-10 in the Junction area. I-35 in the south passes through San Antonio and ends at the border with Mexico, in the city of Laredo. Upstate, I-35 passes through Dallas and Fort Worth. There are two main roads leading east to Houston from Austin—Highway 29.0, as well as Route 71, which merges into I-10 before Houston.

In the mid-80s, the state highway, Highway 360, was built in the city, passing through the picturesque places of the city. The route begins near the intersection of Highways 71 and Mopac in the south and ends near the intersection of Mopac and Highway 183. The scenic Pennybacker Bridge is built at the intersection with Lake Austin.

Toll roads

The first sections of State Highway 130 were opened in 2006. The highway runs from I-35 in the Georgetown area to an intersection with another state highway, number 45. Plans are to extend highway 130 south to an intersection with I-10 50 kilometers from San Antonio.

State Highway 45 consists of two separate sections. North runs from the junction with Highway 183 at Cedar Park to Highway 130 at Pflugerville (east of Round Rock). The southern section connects I-35 and Highway 130. A toll extension of Route 1 (Mopac) to the north and an alternative toll road 183A between the cities of Cedar Park and Leander were also built.

Despite the protests of the population, toll roads have improved the transport situation in the city and are very popular, bringing in more than planned.

Airports

Austin Bergstorm Airport (IATA Airport Code: AUS) is located eight kilometers southeast of the city. Until 1993, the airport was part of Bergstrom Air Force Base, which was closed as part of the bases relocation and closure plan. Prior to the public opening of Austin Bergstrom Airport, Austin’s commercial airport was the Robert Mueller Municipal Airport.

Public transport

Public transportation in Austin (primarily bus service) is operated by the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Capital Metro). It is planned that some bus routes will soon be replaced by high-speed ones, which will serve high-tech, train-like buses. Since 2010, the Capital MetroRail commuter rail line (51 km long) has been operating, linking downtown Austin with the suburbs to the north.

Intercity bus service in Austin is operated by two companies: Greyhound Lines and Turimex Internacional. Buses of the latter go to Laredo and further to several cities in Mexico. Amtrak’s Texas Eagle (Chicago-Los Angeles) long-distance passenger train route passes through Austin.

Other transport

Austin is the first city in the Western Hemisphere to offer a Car2Go short-term car rental program. The city is also one of the most bike-friendly in Texas. The League of American Bicyclists has given the city a silver rating.

Hiking

According to the 2011 walking ranking, Austin is ranked 31st in the list of the 50 largest cities in the United States in terms of walking distance to all the places you need to live.

Education

Researchers at the University of Central Connecticut ranked Austin the 16th most educated city in 2008. The Austin Public Library operates several branches around the city, and the University of Texas at Austin Library is ranked the seventh largest library in the country. Austin named America’s Best College City by Travel Channel vote. More than 43% of city residents over 25 have a bachelor’s degree, and 16% have completed higher education. The bachelor’s rate is eighth among major US metropolitan areas.

Higher education

Austin’s main university, the University of Texas at Austin, is the main university in the University of Texas system. The university has over 38,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 graduate students. In 2010, the U.S. News and World Report ranked the university 45th among national universities and 13th among public universities. The university spends over $640 million on research and has the best law, engineering, and business programs in the state.

Also in the city there are the following institutes for higher education: Universities of St. Edward’s, Concordia, Huston-Tillotson, Austin Community College, Southwest Seminary ( the Seminary of the Southwest ), Acton School of Business ( the Acton School of Business ), Austin Graduate School of Theology ( Austin Graduate School of Theology ), Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary ( Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary ), Austin College of Virginia, Austin Art Institute, Austin Academy of Music, and Park University.

Primary and secondary education

Austin has a large selection of institutions offering high-quality elementary and secondary education: in addition to 29 school districts, the city has 17 charter schools, and 69 private schools. Most of the city is served by the Austin Independent School District. Two school districts, Eanes Eanes and Round Rock, have been awarded gold status by Expansion Management magazine.

Private and alternative education

The list of private and alternative educational institutions includes schools: Regents of Austin, Redeemer Lutheran School, Garza (public), Austin Discovery School (charter public), Austin Jewish Academy, The Austin Waldorf School, The Griffin School, The Khabele School, Concordia Academy , St. Ignatius Martyr Catholic School, Holy Family Catholic School, San Juan Diego Catholic High School, Brentwood Christian School, St. Austin Catholic School, St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, St. Mary’s, St. Theresa’s, St. Michael’s Catholic Academy, Saint Gabriel’s Catholic School, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, St. Francis Episcopal School, Saint Paul Lutheran School, Trinity Episcopal School, Huntington-Surrey, Cleaview Sudbury School, The Inside Outside School, ACE Academy, Paragon Preparatory Middle School, Austin International School, The Progress School, and several Montessori schools. Also, a number of schools, such as Whole Life Learning Center and AHB Community School, offer part-time education.

Also based in Austin are a number of special education centers, including the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, the Texas Autism Center, the Early Development Center for Autistic Patients, and the Johnson Center for Child Health and Development.

Twin Cities

According to Sister Cities International, Austin’s sister cities are

• Adelaide (English Adelaide ), Australia
• Antalya (tur. Antalya), Turkey
• Gwangmyeong (Korean: 광명시), South Korea
• Koblenz (German: Koblenz ), Germany
• Lima (Spanish Lima ), Peru
• Maseru (English Maseru ), Lesotho
• Oita (Jap. 大分市), Japan
• Old Orlu (Eng. Old Orlu ), Nigeria
• Saltillo (Spanish Saltillo ), Mexico
• China
• Taichung (Chinese 臺中, pinyin: Táizhōng ), Republic of China

The following cities have friendly status:

• Tehuacan (Spanish: Tehuacán , Mexico)
• Villefranche-sur-Mer (fr. Villefranche-sur-Mer , France

Two cities were removed from the list of sister cities by a vote of the Austin City Council in 1991:

• Belo Horizonte (port. Belo Horizonte ), Brazil
• Elche (Spanish Elche ), Spain

Notes

Links

Source

• https://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/ruwiki/77174

Richardson, TX

Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. ^[4] The city had a population of 121,323 according to the 2019 American Community Survey. ^[5] Richardson wealthy ^{[6] [7] [8]} inner suburb of Dallas. It is home to the University of Texas at Dallas and the Telecom Corridor, with a high concentration of telecommunications companies. More than 5,000 businesses have operations within Richardson’s 28 square miles (73 km ² ), including many of the world’s largest telecommunications and networking companies such as AT&T, Verizon, Cisco Systems, Samsung, ZTE, MetroPCS, Texas Instruments, Corvo, and Fujitsu. ^{[9] [10]} Richardson’s largest employment base comes from the insurance industry. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas headquarters, the GEICO regional center, the regional offices for United Healthcare, and one of the State Farms Insurance three national regional centers are located in the community. ^[11]

Content

• 1 History
• 2 Geography
  • 2.1 Climate
• 3 Demography
  9000. Vietnamese Americans
• 4 Economy and Development
  • 4.1 Company Headquarters
  • 4.2 Major Employers
• 5 Government
• 6 Education
  • 6.1 Colleges and universities
  • 6.2 Primary schools
    • 6.2.1 State schools
    • 6.2.2 Private schools
    • 6.2.3 Charter schools

    9000 9000 9000 6.3 Public public public schools public Libraries

• 7 Transportation
  • 7.1 Central Trail
  • 7. 2 Bicycle Paths
• 8 Healthcare
  • 8.1 Richardson Methodist Medical Center
  • 8.2 Main highways
  • 8.3 High -speed tram
• 9 mayors
• 10 famous people
  • 10.1 Art
  • 10.2 Actors
  • 10.3 Businessmen
  • 10.5 Cinema
  • 10.8 Sports
  • 10.9 Writers
  • 10.10 Others
• 11 Pictures
  • 11.1 Historical Richardson
  • 11.2 Richardson today
• 12 List of the literature used
• 13 See also
• 14 used literature
• 15 External links

History

Settlers from Kentucky and Tennessee arrived in the Richardson area in the 1840s. During the 1850s, the settlement centered around the modern site of Richland College. After the civil war, a railroad was built to the northwest of the original settlement, which moved the center of the village closer to the railroad. Richardson was chartered in 1873, and the town was named for Houston and Texas Central Railroad secretary Alfred S. Richardson. The Texas Electric Railroad, known as the Interurban, connected Richardson to Denison, Waco, Corsicana and Dallas. At 19In the year 10 the population was about 600 people. In 1914, the red brick schoolhouse was built, which is now the administrative office of the Richardson Independent School District. In 1924 the red brick road, today’s Greenville Avenue, was completed. The completion of the road resulted in an increase in traffic, an increase in population and property values. In 1925, the city was incorporated into the city and was elected mayor. In 1940 the population was about 740 people. After the Second World War, the city experienced a significant population growth, which by 1950 was about 1300 people. Throughout the 1950s, the city continued to grow, including the opening of Richardson’s Collins Radio Office, the Central Highway, a police station, shopping malls, and many residences. Texas Instruments opened its offices in Dallas on the southern border of Richardson in 1956. This was followed by a significant increase in land values, population and economic status. In the 1960s, Richardson experienced additional growth, including several new parks, facilities, and the creation of the University of Texas at Dallas within city limits. K 19In 72 the population was approximately 56,000. Housing growth continued throughout the 1970s and slowed down in the 1980s. Commercial development increased during the 1980s. Richardson’s population at the 1990 census was 74,840. Population growth throughout the 1990s was mainly due to the development of the northeastern part of the city. The city of Buckingham, after being completely surrounded by Richardson, was annexed to the city in 1996.

Richardson had a population of 91,802 at the 2000 census. By 2002, Richardson had four Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) light rail stations and built the Eisemann Performing Arts and Corporate Presentation Center and neighboring Galatin Park City Center, which features a 2-acre public pedestrian plaza, luxury hotel, and mixed-use complex. Richardson was a “dry city” with no alcohol sales until November 2006, when local elections were passed allowing beer and wine to be sold in grocery stores and stores. In the fall of 2008, Peter Perfect Network Styles TV show came to Richardson. The business make-up show refurbished SpiritWear, a clothing and embroidery shop in the historic center of the city. Episode first aired on January 22, 2009of the year. This was the first episode of the series filmed outside of California. ^{[12] [13]}

In 2006, Richardson was named the 15th best place to live in the US by Money magazine. By this measure, Richardson ranked 3rd in Texas with the best place to live. ^[14] In 2007, Richardson was named the 69th safest city in America by the 14th Annual America’s Safest and Most Dangerous Cities Awards by Morgan Quitno. The same study ranked Richardson as the 5th safest city in Texas. ^[15] In 2008, Richardson was ranked 18th best place to live in the US by Money magazine. According to this indicator, Richardson ranked 4th in Texas among the best places to live. ^[16] In the 2009 Business Week annual Best Places to Raise a Child report, Richardson was ranked #2 in Texas. ^[17] Richardson was the first North Texas city recognized as the best place to work for commuters by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Transportation in 2004. Since 2010, the city has continued to be recognized every year since 2004. ^[18] In 2011, the Texas Recreation and Parks Society awarded Richardson the Texas Gold Medal for excellence in recreation and park management. ^{[19] [20]} In 2014, Richardson was named “America’s 5th Happiest Mid-Sized City” by national real estate website and blog Movoto.com on a number of metrics such as low unemployment, low crime rate and high income. ^[21] In 2014, 24/7 Wall Street ranked Richardson the 17th best city in America to live in, according to 24/7, based on crime, economy, education, housing, environment, leisure and infrastructure. . ^[22] D magazine ranked Richardson Heights among the top five fastest growing neighborhoods in 2014. ^[23] Richardson was ranked 2nd by SmartAsset in 2015. ^[24] In August 2016, Safeco Insurance named Richardson the 9th safest mid-sized city in the nation based on overall property crime rates. ^[25] In November 2016, Breckinridge Park was named the 6th best neighborhood in Dallas and Fort Worth by The Dallas Morning News. ^[26] In 2016, Richardson ranked #2 in the Healthy Housing Market for SmartAsset in America. ^[27] and 6th best university city to live in. ^[28] USA Today and 24/7 Wall St. ranked Richardson as the 3rd best city to live in in 2016. ^{[29] [30]} 100.3 Jack FM ranked Richardson the 4th best place to live in Texas in 2016. ^[31] Movoto ranked Richardson as the 3rd best Dallas suburb for young professionals in 2016. ^[32] In August 2016, Richardson entered the Thrill-list “7 Stages of Life in Dallas”. ^[33] and was named the third best real estate market in the US by WalletHub. ^[34]

Geography

Map of Richardson

The cities of Dallas, Plano, and Garland, Texas comprise almost the entire border of Richardson, except for the extreme northeast “panhandling” of the municipality.

In the Lake Highlands region of northeast Dallas is bordered by Richardson to the south, North Dallas to the southwest, Far North Dallas to the west, West Plano to the northwest, East Plano to the north, Murphy City to the northeast, Sachse to east, and Garland to the southeast.

Richardson is located at 32°57′56″ N 96°42′57″W / 32.965628°N 96.715707°W / 32.965628; -96.715707. ^[35]

According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​28.6 square miles (74.2 km2). ² ), of which 28.6 square miles (74.0 km ² ) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km ² ), or 0.32%, is water. ^[36]

Approximately two-thirds of the city is in Dallas County, with the northern third of the city in Collin County. Of the 28.6 square miles (74.2 km ² ) within the city of Richardson, 18.2 square miles (47 km ² ) lie in Dallas County; the other 9.2 square miles (24 km ² ) is in Collin County.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Richardson has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated as Cfa on climate maps. ^[37]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	629		—
1940	720		14.5%
1950	1,289		79.0%
1960	16. 810		1,204.1%
1970	48,405		188.0%
1980	72,496		49.8%
1990	74,840		3.2%
2000	91.802		22.7%
2010	9		8.1% 90per square mile (493.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 67.0% White, 15.7% Asian, 8.7% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 4.3% other races and 3.6% representing two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 17.9% of the population. There were 40,020 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% % had no family. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.63, and the average family size is 3.15. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 13, 6% aged 65 and over. . The mean age was 37.2 years. For every 100 women, there were 99.7 men. According to the 2015 5-Year American Community Survey, the median income for men was $60,709 compared to $50,404 for women. The per capita income for the city was $29,551. About 5.7% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.7% of those under the age of 18 and 4.3% of those aged 65 or over. As of 2015, the median household income in Richardson was $72,427 and the median home price was $198,900. Foreign-born population By 1990, 10% of Richardson’s population was not born in the United States, and in 2000 this figure increased to 18. 1%. According to five-year estimates from the 2015 American Community Survey, the figure now stands at 24.3%. As of 2015, of those not born in the United States, nearly 50% arrived in the United States after 2000. [40] Chinese Americans See also: History of Chinese Americans in Dallas-Fort Worth D-FW Chinatown is located in Richardson, due in part to its large Asian population. [41] Esther Wu, former editor of Dallas Morning News , stated that Chinese immigration began in Richardson in 1975. Since then, the Chinese community has expanded northward. [42] In the mid-1980s, most Chinese K-12 students in the DFW area lived in Richardson. [43] As of 2012, North Texas has over 60 Chinese cultural organizations, most of them located in Richardson and Plano. [43] Dallas Chinese Community Center (DCCC; Chinese: 达拉斯华人活动中心; pinyin: Dalasi Huaren Huodongzhongxin ) is located in Chinatown D-FW. This includes English as a Second Language (ESL) classes and 20,000 books written in Simplified Chinese; The center imported several books from the People’s Republic of China. [41] As of 2011, Chinese restaurants serving ethnic Chinese in DFW are primarily located in Richardson and Plano. [42] The University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson, as of 2012, has nearly 1,000 Chinese students. The university has a program to recruit students of Chinese descent. [43] Indian Americans Richardson’s Asian and Indian immigrant community was primarily driven by the international telecommunications industry that is so pervasive in that community. The Indian Association of North Texas is headquartered in Richardson. [44] The Indo-Pak Grocery Store is located in an India-centric mall east of the Central Highway. [45] Out of the suburbs in the DFW area, Richardson had one of the first Indian settlements. [44] Vietnamese Americans Richardson has a large number of Vietnamese Americans and even has a significant number of Vietnamese food retail stores, malls, markets and plazas, especially near US 75 such as Hong Kong Market, Cali Saigon Mall and Indian market. Economy and Development Despite economic downturns elsewhere in the United States, Richardson’s economy grew significantly from 2005 to 2009. The city’s total real estate appraisal rose from $8.3 billion in 2005 to $14 billion in 2017. Sales tax collections increased from $21 million in 2005 to approximately $32.9 million in 2017. Since 2008, both Standard & Poor and Moody’s have upgraded Richardson’s credit rating to “AAA” from the previous “AA+” rating. At the time, Richardson was one of four cities in the state of Texas and one of 88 cities in the country with an “AAA” rating from Standard & Poor’s. In 2015, the North and Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) determined Richardson’s daytime population to be 156,065 based on American Community Survey data. [46] The economy is still rooted in the telecommunications industry. However, Richardson’s property tax base is vast and extends beyond its telecommunications roots to include other sectors including insurance, healthcare, technology and finance. The tax base is diverse, with the top 10 taxpayers accounting for 16.17% of the total assessed value. On March 1, 2014, the Richardson Fire Department will officially receive an ISO Class 1 rating. The Insurance Services Office (ISO) is “the leading provider of statistical, underwriting and actuarial information to the property/casualty insurance industry” and its rating is used to measure the quality and effectiveness of fire protection in the community. At the time, Richardson was one of only 56 municipalities in the country to receive this highest rating, which tends to lower premiums for property/casualty insurance. [47] Company Headquarters Texas Blue Cross and Blue Shield T-Mobile Subway, [48] Fossil, Lennox International, Vent-A-Hood, Wingstop Restaurants, [49] id Software, VCE, [50] BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, RealPage, Fujitsu Network Communications (US Headquarters), and Samsung Mobile are headquartered in Richardson. Top Employers Richardson Economic Development Partnership List of Top Employers (last updated May 2018), The city is located in north central Texas and was originally incorporated in 1925, the first charter was adopted in 1956, and the last revision was made in November 2015. The community has been a self-governing city and has operated under a council-manager form of government since 1956. [52] Richardson voters simultaneously elect six council members and a mayor to represent them every two years. Council members representing four districts (from 1 to 4) must reside in each district respectively; however, the mayor and the other two districts (5 and 6) may reside in any part of the city. All Councilors and the Mayor are elected at large, with four Councilors representing each of the city’s four boroughs. The city council is elected for a two-year term on a non-partisan basis. The bylaws require the city council to appoint a city manager as the chief administrative and executive officer. The city manager is not appointed for a fixed term and can be removed from office at the will and desire of a majority of city council members. One of the city manager’s duties is to appoint and remove department heads and conduct the general affairs of the municipal government in accordance with city council policy. The City provides a full range of services to its citizens, including police and fire protection, ambulance service, water and sewer, solid waste management, park and recreation activities, cultural activities, and a library. In addition, the City provides future land use planning, traffic management, building inspection and utilities, and operates two 18-hole golf courses. The city also operates the Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts and Corporate Presentation, which is a multi-venue performing arts and presentation center. The City of Richardson is a voluntary member of the Council of Governments of North and Central Texas (NCTCOG), whose purpose is to coordinate individual and collective local governments and promote regional solutions, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and provide joint solutions. Education Colleges and Universities UT Dallas Student Services Building – A LEED Platinum House The University of Texas at Dallas, also referred to as UT Dallas or UTD, is a public research university in the University of Texas system. Despite its name, UT’s main campus in Dallas, consisting of approximately 445 acres (1.80 km) 2 ) is located within the city of Richardson at 800 West Campbell Road. The campus is located next to Campbell Road to the south, Floyd Road to the east, Waterview to the west, and Synergy Park Boulevard to the north. [53] The University owns an additional 265 acres (1.07 km. 2 ) in Richardson, adjacent to campus, between Synergy Park Boulevard and President George W. Bush’s Turnpike. [54] The UTD Student Services Building, completed in 2010, is the first academic structure in Texas to be rated a LEED Platinum facility by the US Green Building Council. During 2016, an extension to the Student Services Building was completed. New projects include the Alumni Center, Brain Efficiency Institute and Engineering Building, as well as additional housing options. These improvements are part of a campus renovation that, since 2009hundreds of millions of dollars were invested in new and modernized buildings. In the fall 2016 semester, UT Dallas enrolled 26,793 students. [55] Richland College is a community college that is part of the Dallas County Community College District or DCCCD. The college is located in Dallas on the border with Richardson. It is the largest school in DCCCD with approximately 20,000 students. In 2005, Richland became the first community college to receive the Malcolm Baldridge National Award for Quality. [56] Residents inside Collin County are in the Collin College area. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Dallas plans to open a campus in Richardson during 2018. This new campus, located at 2101 Waterview Pkwy, in Richardson, Texas, provides easier access for those who live near Dallas and the surrounding area: https://www. thechicagoschool.edu/dallas/ Elementary and Secondary schools Public schools The city is served by the Richardson Independent School District (RISD) in the Dallas County section of the city and the Plano Independent School District (PISD) in the Collin County section of the city. However, despite this name, most of the Richardson Independent School District lies outside Richardson’s municipal boundaries: 60 percent of RISD is in Dallas, 35 percent in Richardson, and 5 percent in Garland). [57] RISD and PISD have many blue ribbon schools. [58] [59] [60] [61] B The Blue Ribbon Schools Program is a US government program created to honor schools. The Blue Ribbon Award is considered the highest honor an American school can receive. RISD zoned high schools in Richardson include Richardson High School, [62] Lloyd W. Berkner High School, [63] and J.J. Pierce High School. [64] The Christa McAuliffe Learning Center is also located in Richardson. [65] Lake Highlands High School is part of the Richardson Independent School District but is located in the Lake Highlands, an area in Dallas south of Richardson. The Richardson sections of the Plano Independent School District are served by several schools. Aldridge, Haggar, Miller, Shell and Stinson elementary schools are within Richardson and serve the Richardson areas of Collin County. [66] [67] The Richardson portion of Collin County is zoned to Mendenhall Elementary School in Plano. [68] Otto, Frankford and Wilson High Schools in Plano and Murphy High School in Murphy serve parts of Collin Richardson County. Vines High School and T.H. Williams High School, 9-10 Schools in Plano, serves separate sections of Collin County’s Richardson, along with McMillen High School in Murphy. Plano Senior High School and Plano East Senior High School also serve separate sections of Collin County’s Richardson. Private Schools The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas operates two K-8 schools, St. Joseph School [69] and Apostle Paul School [70] in Richardson. Other private schools include Canyon Creek Christian Academy (K-12), North Dallas Adventist Academy (K-12), IANT Koranic Academy (K-12), Alexander School (ages 8–12), Dallas North Montessori School (ages 3 -9) and Salam Academy (K-12). Charter Schools Four charter schools operate in Richardson. These include Evolution Academy Charter School (9-12), Richardson Premier High School (6-12), Vista Academy of Richardson (K-12), and Winfree Academy Charter School (Richardson) (9-12). Public Libraries The Richardson Public Library is located at 900 Civic Center Drive on the southwest corner of U.S. Route 75 (North Central Expressway) and Arapaho Road. [71] The Richardson Public Library’s roots date back to 1947, when a branch of the Dallas County Library was established in the Cash Dry Goods section of East Main Street in downtown Richardson. The library’s new collection consisted of about 400 volumes and was run by shop owner Jesse Durham. The city council established the library as a city department at 1958, and in 1959 the library moved to a new building at 310 Tyler Street. This new library was just under 6,000 square feet (560 sq. 2 ) in size and was built at a cost of $100,000. [72] Richardson experienced explosive growth in the 1960s and 1970s, and the library soon became inadequate for the needs of the community. The current facility was built at a cost of $2 million and opened on December 1, 1970. New 81,650 sq. ft. facility (7,586 sq. 2 ), a four-story building opened using two floors and a small part of the third. [73] The basement was completed in 1980 for reference collection and maintenance. In 1995, the library underwent another expansion, culminating in the top floor and renovating the three previously open floors. Another reconstruction took place in 2006, when the youth department was expanded. [72] In 2008, the library set a new record for the number of copies distributed in a fiscal year, when the one millionth copy was checked out in the fall of 2008. In recent years, the building has undergone renovations and technological improvements that have improved the convenience of the library. for regular visitors. Since 2014, the digital library has expanded to include films, music and magazines, as well as books and audiobooks. In 2015, the Richardson Library created a “manufacturing space” that initially included a 3-D printer, dedicated computers with creative applications and software, and early electronics research kits. The Texas Municipal League honored the library with the Library of Excellence Award each year from 2004 to 2017. [74] Transportation A DART Tram Red Line train at Galatyn Park Station in Richardson Richardson and the region benefit from the location of two of the city’s main thoroughfares. The President George W. Bush Turnpike, running east–west along the city’s northern border, provides convenient connections to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, as well as links to IH 35E, IH 30, Ih30, SH 114, and W 183 to the west of the city, as well as a second link to Ih40 east of the city. Richardson also benefits from the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) light rail line, which runs parallel to US 75 and has four stations in the city. In October 2016, DART approved the future construction of the Silver Commuter Line with the adoption of its 20-year financial plan. Maintenance of the cotton belt is scheduled to begin in 2022. The Cotton Belt Line will operate from DFW Airport to the east side of Plano, with Richardson stations located at the University of Texas at Dallas and CityLine. The Cotton Belt rail line will also connect to Metro Troitskoye with the TEXRail line, which is being developed to connect downtown Fort Worth to DFW Airport. To take full advantage of these vehicles for development and redevelopment purposes, the City has implemented three Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Districts. TIF District #1 was established in November 2006, spanning both sides of the US 75 corridor from Campbell Road south to Spring Valley Road and then extending west from US 75 along Spring Valley Road to Coit Road. TIF District #2, created in November 2011, is bordered by President George W. Bush’s Turnpike to the north, Wyndham Lane to the east, Renner Road to the south, and the DART light rail line to the west. TIF District #3, established in November 2011, is bounded by the President George W. Bush Turnpike to the north, the DART Light Rail Line to the east, Renner Road to the south, and has a western border between Alma Road and US 75. Dallas County is financially involved in the TIF District #1 and Collin County is financially involved in TIF District #2 and TIF District #3. Central Trail Central Trail The southern extension of the Central Trail opened in June 2014 and the northern extension opened in 2015. The new walking and biking trail segments mean that the center section of Richardson’s trail network will run from city limits to city limits, eventually connecting to trails throughout the region. Bikeways In July 2015, the League of American Bicyclists named Richardson a Bronze Bike Friendly Community. [75] Richardson has a long-term plan to provide cycling facilities and designate preferred cycling routes on low-traffic, low-speed roads. Richardson now has over 15 miles of bike lanes. [76] Healthcare Richardson Methodist Medical Center Richardson Methodist Medical Center (MRMC) operates two campuses in Richardson. The Bush/Renner campus is home to a four-story, 125-bed hospital with nearly 9 employees.00 specialists and more than 400 doctors representing more than 35 specialties. The Bush/Renner campus includes ground-level outpatient, imaging, and surgical services, a dedicated women’s pavilion, and an adjacent cancer center. Campus for Continuing Care (formerly Campbell Road Campus) offers acute care services and includes two health centers, doctors’ offices, a full-service emergency department, and other support services. [6] Main highways Interstate 635 – (B. Johnson Avtost Prose Lyndon) US Highway 75 – (North Central ExpressWay : Red Line and Orange Line Spring Valley Arapaho Center Galatin Park Bush Turnpike Mayors Richard Marson 1st0003 1925–1927: T.F. Makkami [77] 1927–1929: U. S. Spottts 1929–1931: Kit Floyd 1931–1933: James Harben 1933–1937: T. F. McCamey 1937–1947: T. J. Jackson 1947–1951: Elmer Dabney 1951–1953: Dr. T. C. Longnecker 1953–1955: Walvoord -1959: R. W. Thompson 1959-1961: Glen Hoskins 1961-1963: W. B. Strange 1963-1967: Herb Ryan 1967–1967: Robert Porter 1967–1968: John Gordon 1968–1983: Ray Noah [78] 1983–1986: March RITER [79] 1987– 1991: Charles Spann [80] 1991–2007: Gary Slagel [81] 2007–2009: Steve Mitchell [82] 9000–2011: Garyi lobder 9010 2011–2013: Bob Townsend [84] 2013–2015: Laura Gibbs Matska [85] 2015-2019: Paul Fyulker [86] famous people 9049 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9,000,000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 Steve Benson, Pulitzer Prize winning editor-cartoonist [87] Tracey Hutson, stylist, Extreme Makeup: Home Edition [88] Joyce Yu-Zhan Li, artist Faris Makrainolds, artist Actors Jensen, actor [89] Nicole Bilderbek, actress Catherine Krier, TV presenter Bill Engwwall, actor and comedian [88] [88] , actress [88] Caleb Landry Jones, actor / musician Jake McDorman, actor [88] Keen Shriner, actor Nick Stahl, actor 0722 Seventh sky [88] Businessmen Bett Nemit Graham, Inventor Liquid Paper and Mother Michael Nesmit [90] Artist 000 CYPERON COMPERS Dunham, ventriloquist and stand-up comedian [88] Jay Johnson, ventriloquist [88] Gordon Keith, radio host Wil Shriner, comedian Ashlee Simpson, entertainer [91] Jessica Simpson, artist [92] filmmakers Jeremy Kun, film producer [93] David Gordon, Director 000 , Actors, Actors. , director, screenwriter and musician. Creator of TV shows King of the Hill and Beavis & Butt-Head [94] Music John Gary, RCA Recording Artist – Vocalist [95] Todd P., G. New York indie rock concert promoter [96] Frank Ticheli, composer Politics Angie Chen Batton, representative of the district 112 in Dallas County Tony Gulsby, politician [97] 9000 Patty 6666 Charles E. Turner, former mayor of Dallas Sports Keenan Evans Nolan Fontana Jeff Aguz, football player [98] Keenan basketball player premier league Nolan Fontana, baseball player Chris Jack, NFL kicker [99] Eddie Jackson, NFL defenseman [100] Justin Leonard, professional golfer 9008 Li Nguyen, football player Carla Overbeck, Founder, Women’s United Football Association Matt Stover, NFL kicker Everson Walls, NFL quarterback [101] 4 American football coach Chris Wilson0006 6 Writers Rogers Keydenhead, author Deborah of Crombi, writer-detective [88] Geko Marinai, Albanian-American poet [102] Ann Rais, author [103] 666 John Maddox Roberts, science fiction writer [88] Brian Torrey Scott, writer Others T. J. Cloutier, professional poker player [104] Marina Lival Harvey Oswald during Kennedy Assassination [105] Pictures Historic Richardson Main Street Pharmacy, circa 1900. Hairdresser on Maine Street, around 1920 Maine Street (now the Road Road line), 1890 Home 2 Time, 1910 Main Street, 1923 6 Plan of the main street of the city, 1878 Richardson telephone exchange operator, about 1900 Richardson Intercity Depot, 1908. Richardson today References Braithwaite, Barbara (editor). History of Richardson . Richardson, TX: Richardson Centennial Corporation, 1973. Gillespie, Gwyn. Historic Richardson: An Illustrated History . San Antonio, TX: Historical Publishing Network, 2002. Harris, Janet (editor). And the story brings us back: an oral history of Richardson . Richardson, TX: University of Texas at Dallas Center for Continuing Education, c1984-85. (Note: Part 1 consists of 21 interviews with families who settled and helped develop the city. It covers the period from early settlement to 1940. Part 2 starts in 1940 and continues through 1985.) See also Dallas Repertory Company Theater used literature 9 “Moody’s Assigns Aaa Rating to GOLT Richardson’s, Texas’ Upcoming Debt Issues; the outlook is “Stable”. Moody’s Investors Service Inc. March 17, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2017. The Aaa rating reflects the city’s relatively large and wealthy tax base, which is underpinned by a sizeable business district that attracts a large daytime population, strong financial management with historically stable reserve levels, and moderate but manageable debt . 9 “Richardson retains the highest credit rating from Moody’s and S&P. ” City of Richardson. March 8, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2017. In its rationale, S&P cited Richardson’s words: “The location and economic participation of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex coupled with a significant economic base that serves as a major employment center with a significant presence of technology companies ; very strong level of income and well-being; strong, reliable and responsive leadership; historically very strong financial performance, due in part to strong financial policies and practices; and a moderate overall debt level as a percentage of market value.” 9 a b Brettell, Caroline B. The “Big D” Uniting New Immigrants in a Suburban Sun Belt Metropolis” (Chapter 3). In: Singer, Audrey, Susan Wiley Hardwick and Caroline Brettell. Gateway of the 21st Century: Immigrant Registration in Suburban America (James A. Johnson Metro Series). Brookings Institution Press, 2009. 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