New Year's Resolutions

It’s never been cheaper to gain access to Dallas-Fort Worth’s premier fitness club

The Sports Club at Four Seasons is offering CultureMap readers incredible savings if they sign up by January 31.

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Editor's note: For current membership pricing information, please contact the Four Seasons Golf & Sports Club membership sales team at 972-717-2525.

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The Sports Club at Four Seasons is the most comprehensive fitness facility in Dallas-Fort Worth. Whether you are playing golf, tennis, or working on personal fitness goals, it is a one-stop wellness shop — and the premier place to follow through on those new year’s resolutions.

However, the cost for such comprehensive fitness programming can sometimes be a high one — unless you are a CultureMap reader. The Sports Club at Four Seasons is offering readers a limited-time deal that is (almost) too good to be true.

From now until January 31, 2016, mention CultureMap when you call, and you can sign up for a family/individual tennis or fitness membership for a lower initiation fee.

The tennis membership includes use of all indoor (four) and outdoor (eight) courts, resort, spa, fitness center, pools (four), and restaurants (six). The fitness/social membership includes the use of the fitness center, group exercise classes, resort spa, pools, and restaurants. Both memberships gain you limited access to the golf course and practice facility for a fee.

A couple of things to point out. The fitness center is fresh off a $6 million renovation. That means 176,000 square feet dedicated to fitness, health, and wellness. Rave reviews are coming in for the more than 60 weekly group fitness classes, including TRX, AntiGravity Aerial Yoga, Surfset, and Technogym Group Cycle experiences.

Post workout, members can unwind with a nirvana stress relieve massage or ultimate hydrafacial at Well & Being Spa. The ladies can ensure their nails are perfectly manicured and hair properly coiffed by booking appointments as much (or as little) as they’d like. Booking is easy through the online portal or new mobile app.

If you are interested in the tennis membership, consider the strides you could make in your game by gaining access to 12 courts, multiple leagues, and private or group instruction. It also comes with computerized ball machines, racquet stringing services, and complimentary rating and evaluation.

Last but certainly not least, a critical part of optimal wellness is the ability to let loose and have a little fun. Melt away the stress of your everyday grind with a swim followed by drinks and dinner with friends. If you need someone to watch the kids, that’s no problem: The Kids for All Seasons hourly childcare means you have no excuse not to take some “me” time.

The staff at The Sports Club at Four Seasons wants your health and fitness club to feel like a second home. To take advantage of this amazing deal, exclusive to CultureMap readers, contact the membership team at 972-717-2525 any time before January 31. Don’t forget to mention CultureMap to score the savings.

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Here's the income it takes to be in the top 1 percent in Texas in 2026

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The income needed to be ranked among the top 1 percent of earners in Texas has snowballed past $800,000.

In a state where local billionaires are wealthier than they've ever been, high-earning Texans need to make $73,000 more than they did a year ago if they want to be among the top 1 percent of earners, a new report has revealed.

SmartAsset's latest study analyzed income thresholds for the top 1, 5, and 10 percent of earners in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, using 2022 IRS data for individual tax return filers (the most recent year available), adjusted to 2026 dollars.

Texas has the 11th highest income threshold, with residents needing to make a minimum of $817,158 to be considered among the top 1 percent of earners statewide. In 2025, Texans needed to make about $744,000 to be among the top 1 percent.

For comparison, residents living in the nation's capital must make at least $1.16 million to qualify as top 1 percent earners. The District of Columbia led the nation with the highest income threshold to be a top earner.

To be considered among the top 5 percent of earners in Texas, a resident would need to make $312,671. The income threshold to be considered among the top 10 percent is $210,609.

SmartAsset additionally found that 128,130 Texas residents qualified as top 1 percent earners in 2022. Nationally, the report estimated that fewer than 2 million households earn enough to be considered among the top 1 percent of earners nationwide, but 23 million households rank among the top 10 percent.

"In some places, households can enter the top 1 percent at income levels that fall well below the threshold elsewhere, reflecting an uneven landscape of wages and wealth," the report said.

A separate SmartAsset study that tracked the upper and lower thresholds for middle class households found Dallas residents need to make anywhere from $49,549 to $148,646 to maintain their middle class status. But in other North Texas cities, residents can make up to $291,000 — a figure that would place them between the top 5 and 10 percent of earners — and still be labeled "middle class."

The top 10 states with the highest thresholds to be considered in the top 1 percent of earners in the U.S. are:

No. 1 – District of Columbia ($1,156,664)
No. 2 – Connecticut ($1,147,898)
No. 3 – Massachusetts ($1,006,921)
No. 4 – California ($987,325)
No. 5– New Jersey ($969,976)
No. 6 – New York ($959,562)
No. 7 – Florida ($956,449)
No. 8 – Washington ($903,303)
No. 9 – Colorado ($828,772)
No. 10 – Wyoming ($819,014)

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