This is the official website of Arlington, Texas and is designed to be your complete resource guide for planning your vacation, meeting or convention. Arlington, Texas is the new home to the Dallas Cowboys and the $1.15 billion dollar Cowboys Stadium! Centrally-located between Dallas and Fort Worth, Arlington has over forty-five years of family fun and entertainment. Come see why the crowd goes wild! http://www.arlington.org he season ended with a resounding thud as the Cowboys were stifled by the Vikings defense and victimized by big pass plays from Brett Favre in a 34-3 loss at Minnesota in the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs. http://www.arlington.org/sports_recreation/cowboys_football/photogallery/2009/ Weekly Traffic Updates in Arlington, Texas http://www.arlington.org/construction/construction_update on’t blink, because you’ll miss Felix Jones’ highlight “live” and have to watch the replay. The speedy Cowboys running back has turned into a human highlight film. His 73-yard touchdown run versus the Eagles in the Wild Card round of the playoffs set a new Cowboys’ postseason record for longest TD rush. The prior week, he gashed the Eagles for a 49-yard touchdown in the regular season finale. http://www.arlington.org/sports_recreation/cowboys_football/cowboysnews/runningdaylight Outside linebacker Anthony Spencer’s strong finish to the 2009 season garnered accolades including NFC Defensive Player of the Week for the final week of the regular season and numerous All Pro mentions including one by Peter King of Sports Illustrated who listed Spencer and teammate DeMarcus Ware as his two All Pro linebackers. http://www.arlington.org/sports_recreation/cowboys_football/playerspotlight/cowboys_spencer The USA Bid Committee has concluded its eight-month host city selection process and on Tuesday, January 12th announced the list of cities that will be included in its official bid book to FIFA to host the FIFA World Cup™ in 2018 or 2022. Dallas (with World Cup matches at both Cowboys Stadium in Arlington and Dallas' Cotton Bowl) is one of the 18 cities -- the maximum allowable by FIFA -- identified as official host cities and included in the formal bid that the USA Bid Committee will submit to FIFA on May 14, 2010. http://www.arlington.org/sports_recreation/cowboys_football/onsite/FIFA_finalist During its inaugural season, Cowboys Stadium set NFL attendance records in three categories: regular season game; playoff game; and single-season. The crowd of 92,951 at the Cowboys win over the Eagles in the Wild Card playoff game on Saturday, January 9, 2010 set the NFL playoff attendance record for non-Super Bowl games. http://www.arlington.org/sports_recreation/cowboys_football/onsite/records_toppled If you can’t beat ‘em, sign ‘em! Vladimir Guerrero has killed Rangers pitchers for years, especially at Rangers Ballpark. But now when the former Angels slugger steps into the batter’s box in Arlington, he’ll do so as the clean-up hitter the home team. The Rangers signed Guerrero to a one-year deal for $5.5 million. http://www.arlington.org/sports_recreation/rangers_baseball/rangers_news/vladimir