| Alliance, Texas | |
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| — MPC — | |
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| Map of Alliance | |
| Coordinates: 33°37′49″N 97°8′25″W / 33.63028°N 97.14028°WCoordinates: 33°37′49″N 97°8′25″W / 33.63028°N 97.14028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Tarrant |
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| - Type | Multiple HOA'S |
| Area | |
| - Total | 26.56 sq mi (68.8 km2) |
| - Land | 26.56 sq mi (68.8 km2) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 76244 |
| Area code(s) | 682, 817, 940 |
| Website | http://www.alliancetexas.com |
Alliance, Texas is a Master Planned Community located within Denton County and Tarrant County. It spans the cities of Haslet, Fort Worth, Westlake, and Roanoke. It is currently owned by Hillwood a Henry Ross Perot, Jr. company.[1]
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Alliance is home to the branches of 243 companies of which 50 are Fortune 500 corporations as of Dec. 2008. The total private investment as of December 2008 is $7,156,513,056, with the total public investment totaling $387,491,566 as of Deceember 2008. Alliance companies employ 28,000 people of various positions.[2]
Alliance contains 5 major developments: Heritage, Saratoga, Chisholm Ridge, Creekwood, and Vaquero. There are 7,340 single family homes located within these 5 communities plus 288 apartments units and 200 hotel rooms all of which are located near Texas Motor Speedway.[3]
Alliance is served by Fort Worth Alliance Airport for air cargo. Interstate 35W, Alliance Gateway Freeway, U.S. Route 377, and Texas Farm to Market road 156 all run through the community.
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