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Numerous sporting activities are available year-round to the avid sports enthusiast.
The Dallas Cowboys Football Team, Texas Rangers Baseball Team, the Dallas Mavericks
Basketball Team, the Dallas Stars National Hockey League Team, as well as the Frisco
Rough Riders Baseball Team play their home games within a 20-30 minute drive.
Cowboys’ stadium hosted the 2010-2011 Super Bowl, the Texas Rangers earned a spot
in the World Series for the second time in 2011 and the Dallas Mavericks won the World
Championship.

The American Airlines Center serves as the home arena for both the Stars and Mavericks.
This venue is one of the most technologically advanced sports venues in the U.S. and
will also become the site for numerous other events. Fans can reach the American
Airlines Center by boarding a train in Hurst and traveling to Victory Station in Dallas.
Texas Motor Speedway is less than a 20-minute drive from Hurst, located at the Alliance
Airport development. The Dallas Cowboys’ stadium, now located in Arlington, has
opened across the street from The Ballpark in Arlington which is home to the Texas
Rangers. Both of these stadiums are approximately 15 miles from quality hotels
located in Hurst Town Center (1505 Precinct Line Road/Hurst, Texas). Professional golf,
tennis, indoor soccer, outdoor soccer, karate championships and other events are also
scheduled locally. Collegiate sports are available through a local university network,
which includes Southern Methodist University, Texas Christian University, the University
of North Texas, the University of Texas at Arlington and Texas Wesleyan University.

Medical facilities in the area are recognized as being among the best in the D/FW
metroplex. Harris Methodist H-E-B Hospital is fully equipped to meet today’s medical
needs with state-of-the-art technology. This hospital furnishes patients with a full range
of health services in completely modern facilities and has access to CareFlite airborne
ambulance to provide quick transport in the most immediate emergencies. In addition
to acute care services, Harris H-E-B offers comprehensive programs for the treatment
of alcoholism, other chemical dependencies and psychiatric care. The Edwards Cancer
Center, located on the hospital campus, brings radiation therapy to northeast Tarrant
County for the first time and offers a full range of comprehensive cancer care. Hurst is
also home to a large network of quality physicians as well as Southwest Surgical Hospital
and Cook Children’s pediatric facilities.

The City is directly tied into the Tarrant County 9-1-1 emergency response system.
Advanced life support ambulance service, is provided through the Hurst Fire Department.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Educational facilities within the City are primarily provided by the Hurst-Euless-Bedford
and Birdville Independent School Districts. The HEB ISD consists of nineteen elementary
schools, five junior high schools, three senior high schools, a career education center,
and a center for vocational education of the handicapped. Of these facilities, seven

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