Garland

Garland is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is a large city northeast of Dallas and is a major part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is located almost entirely within Dallas County, except for small portions in Collin County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 226,876, making it the twelfth-most populous city in Texas and the 87th most populous city in the United States. In 2008, CNN and Money magazine released their list of the "Top 100 Places to Live", and Garland was ranked number 67. The city's comfortable, hometown feel in the midst of a thriving metropolitan area was just one of the outstanding characteristics mentioned in the report. Immigrants began arriving in the Peters colony area around 1850, but...