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Arlington, Texas, Tourism Officials Get Serious over Fun.

The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)

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Byline: Michael A. Lindenberger

Aug. 5--ARLINGTON, Texas-Tourism officials want to remind tourists that the fun they come for is in their city and not in neighboring ones.

After all, said Linda DiMario, president of the Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau, other cities might claim Six Flags Over Texas, the Texas Rangers or Hurricane Harbor, but those spots have Arlington addresses.

"We want to cooperate with our neighbors, but Arlington can't allow themselves to be co-opted by the other communities in our region," Ms. DiMario said. "Right now, our assets are being used by others as if they were their own. We have to declare ownership of ...

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