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    Weights down ... forever

    Dallas fitness giant makes weighty decision to close 32 gyms amid bankruptcy

    John Egan
    May 12, 2020 | 3:10 pm
    Gold's Gym
    Nothing gold can stay.
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    When gyms across Texas reopen on May 18, Dallas-based Gold’s Gym International will welcome members back at fewer locations.

    Hammered by the novel coronavirus pandemic, Gold's Gym has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and permanently shut down 32 company-owned locations, including three in the Dallas area. In all, the company has permanently closed 11 gyms in Texas.

    The Dallas-area locations that Gold’s Gym has shuttered are at:

    • 2425 McKinney Ave., in Uptown
    • 8335 Westchester Dr., Dallas
    • 1001 N. Beckley Ave., DeSoto.

    The closures also include three gyms in San Antonio, as well as in Georgetown, Bellmead, Temple, Victoria, and Wichita Falls.

    The company says these shutdowns don’t affect any of the franchisee-owned locations of Gold’s Gym.

    “We have been working with our landlords to ensure that the remaining company-owned gyms reopen stronger than ever coming out of this pandemic,” Gold’s says in a recent statement.

    Across the U.S., Gold’s was forced to temporarily close gyms in response to stay-at-home orders intended to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Then the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to coronavirus-inflicted damage done to the business.

    “While the COVID 19-related closures have caused us to reassess the viability of some company-owned locations and make the difficult decision to permanently close about 30 gyms, we know that we will emerge from this stronger and ready to grow,” Adam Zeitsiff, president and CEO of Gold’s Gym since February 2019, said in an April 15 statement posted on the company’s Facebook page.

    Gold’s Gym has nearly 700 locations in 29 countries. Dallas billionaire Robert Rowling owns Gold’s, along with the Omni Hotels chain. Rowling’s holding company put Gold’s up for sale in 2018 but took it off the market in tandem with bringing aboard Zeitsiff as president and CEO.

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    gotta do better than that

    Texas is not a great state to live in for 2025, study finds

    Amber Heckler
    Aug 12, 2025 | 6:02 pm
    Texas Capitol building
    Photo by Trac Vu on Unsplash
    Texas' livability has taken a nosedive in 2025.

    Texas' livability has taken a nosedive: After plummeting toward the bottom in WalletHub's 2024 ranking of the best and worst states to live in for 2024, Texas has continued its downfall and now ranks as the 38th "best" state to live in for 2025.

    To put it another way, Texas is now considered the 13th worst place to live in the U.S.

    WalletHub ranked all 50 states using 51 metrics to measure their affordability, economy, education and health, quality of life, and safety. Factors that were considered include housing affordability, the median debt per median earnings, income growth from 2019 to 2023, high school graduation rates, access to public transportation, and more.

    Massachusetts once again claimed the No. 1 spot as the best place to live nationwide, followed by Idaho (No. 2), New Jersey (No. 3), Wisconsin (No. 4), and Minnesota (No. 5).

    The Lone Star State fumbled in four out of the five categories, but at least its quality of life ranking (No. 9) still managed to nab a top-10 spot.

    According to WalletHub, Texas has the 10th worst economy and the 10th worst education and health, ranking No. 40 in both categories. Confusingly, a separate WalletHub study claimed Texas had the 8th best economy in the nation.

    Texas' affordability is only the 34th best in the U.S., and it ranked 38th for safety.

    Here's how Texas fared in other rankings in the study out of all 50 states:

    • No. 30 – Income growth
    • No. 31 – Housing costs
    • No. 40 – Percentage of population in poverty
    • No. 50 – Percentage of insured population
    • No. 43 – Percentage of adults in fair or poor health
    • No. 46 – Homeownership rate
    • No. 49 – Average weekly work hours
    Local foodies can at least be satisfied that Texas ranked No. 1 in the category of states with the most restaurants per capita. Texas entered a four-way tie for the top spot with Florida, New York, and California. But having numerous restaurants doesn't make up for the failures in other living standards.

    Meanwhile, New Mexico landed as the worst state to live in 2025. Joining the so-called "Land of Enchantment" at the bottom of the list are Louisiana (No. 49), Arkansas (No. 48), Mississippi (No. 47), and Alaska (No. 46).

    Before one makes any final decisions on where to live, WalletHub suggests considering other factors than how a state ranked based on a single study.

    "You’ll need to balance things like the cost of living with job opportunities, quality of education and safety," the report's author wrote. "Personal preference also comes into the equation, as you’ll want to live somewhere with the types of attractions, recreational opportunities and weather that suit you."

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