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Accents, feel, look, scenery and few other things.
i would say that waco has dallas similarities, just like i would say beaumont has houston similarities. but i wouldn't say the contrary comparing the bigger cities to the smaller cities. it's a strange way of putting it.
And your point is........an HBCU makes Tyler more progressive????
No, but as a medical & heath care research region Tyler is more progressive than Waco.
We have one of the only Level 1 trauma centers in the whole state.
About the only thing we are missing is a Childrens hospital although we do have about 3 lead pediatrics specialists here. Usually they are transported to Childrens in Dallas by ETMC's or Mother Frances' new jet propelled helicopters.
No, but as a medical & heath care research region Tyler is more progressive than Waco.
That does not make a city more progressive or liberal.
Having spent a ton of time in both, I can say this. Waco may be conservative, but Tyler is definately (and without a doubt) more conservative, especially socially.
Thats not a bad or good thing, just the way it is.
The majority of the African Americans in DFW ancestors came from East Texas (Tyler, Marshall, Longview, Terrell, etc). Its hard to say Dallas is a bigger Waco even from a black perspective. Dallas is the big city of the North Texas region extending down into Waco so its only natural these town and communties have a strong connection with Dallas.
The majority of the African Americans in DFW ancestors came from East Texas (Tyler, Marshall, Longview, Terrell, etc). Its hard to say Dallas is a bigger Waco even from a black perspective. Dallas is the big city of the North Texas region extending down into Waco so its only natural these town and communties have a strong connection with Dallas.
The Waco and Dallas connection goes way back though. Waco was once the bigger city in the area.
I'm from OKC and have many friends in Dallas. I recently traveled on the Heartland Flyer going from OKC to Ft. Worth and found the cities to be very different. I left OKC after having some beer and a good meal in Midtown/Bricktown which I always enjoy especially after a game. I get on the silly train and travel South. I reach my destination and find myself in a Fox and Hound after being guided by a nice mormon who told me there was a grand coming together at what I saw as a below par convention center. A friend picked me up and said nothing to do here...Lets go to Dallas and off we went. The friend from Tulsa was wearing a Thunder cap so I obviously took the advice. I was impressed by two scrapers in the CBD in Ft. Worth. Thats it.
What? Perhaps too much beer or not enough? I really, really don't understand what you're trying to say in this post.
Come on...are people seriously arguing that Waco is strongly connected/similar to Dallas ?...I remember people saying that Waco was practically a suburb of Dallas when I was growing up..and after visiting, I wouldnt disagree. Its very similar in mood and look to Dallas imo..
I havent actually spent enough time in both places to judge Waco, but on the surface I WOULD say that Tyler is more progressive than Waco...Tyler is conservative by uber liberal standards but its really not the socially conservative playground that it used to be. It certainly isnt so anymore...I remember when it actually was conservative, and it has moved pretty far from that today..it still has its conservative outcroppings, but the town itself isnt truly conservative at all. It may be boring, a little backward at times and country, but Ive been to truly socially/religiously conservative (Deliverance/Dogmatically religious) towns and Tyler aint one of em anymore.
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