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Texas medical cannabis provider adds Arlington to budding list of Dallas-area pickup locations

The new pickup site in Arlington is the first to operate in the city.

North Texans are getting greater access to their medical cannabis prescriptions. Prominent statewide medical cannabis supplier Texas Original has opened its newest Dallas-Fort Worth location in Arlington, the first to operate in the city.

The new site is inside Organic Living at 801 East Abram St., Suite 203, Arlington. Pickups can be scheduled on Wednesdays between 11:30 am and 3 pm.

Texas Original CEO Nico Richardson says in a press release that his company's mission of changing Texans' lives through the use of medical cannabis is furthered by the addition of this fifth Dallas-Fort Worth location.

"We are focused on providing Texas with better, more convenient access to medical cannabis," says Richardson in the release. "Adding a pickup location in Arlington continues our work to expand access and bring medicine closer to hundreds of thousands of Dallas-Fort Worth residents seeking medical cannabis treatment."

Texas Original owns the largest distribution network in the state for medical cannabis, with four other locations throughout the Metroplex - in North Dallas, Frisco, Addison, and Fort Worth. According to their website, their hope is to change Texas' perspective on marijuana through "the power and the truth of medical cannabis."

"We work for physicians and their patients with current qualifying conditions to supply prescription cannabis that can change lives," the website says.

Conditions that are treated with medical cannabis include many neurodegenerative disorders, neuropathy, PTSD, and epilepsy. Texans with one of these conditions can get a prescription through their physician or an online clinic that is registered with the Compassionate Use Registry of Texas.

Texas Original also has a service to deliver prescriptions directly to patients. According to a press release, their drivers recorded over 830,000 miles in 2022 while delivering medical cannabis prescriptions to patients' homes around the state.

More information about Texas Original and its newest Arlington pickup location can be found on their website.

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This is how much richer Dallas' wealthiest suburb has become in 10 years

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University Park is the sixth most affluent suburb in America.

University Park has long been considered Dallas' richest neighbor, and a new study has revealed that the average household income in the affluent enclave has soared 60 percent in the last decade.

The report from GoBakingRates, called "America’s Wealthiest Suburbs Today Compared to 10 Years Ago," tracked the average household income across the nation's 50 wealthiest suburbs from 2014 to 2024. Cities had to have at least 5,000 households and be part of a large metro area to qualify. Income data was sourced from the Census Bureau.

In the new report, University Park maintains its elite status as the sixth wealthiest suburb in America for the third year in a row. Its current rank is two spots higher than where it ranked in 2016, at No. 8 nationwide.

The findings also confirm that its residents have certainly become richer over time. According to Census Bureau data, University Park households made $254,422 in average income 2014, which has since surged to $407,253 in 2024.

Two more affluent Dallas-Fort Worth neighbors – Southlake and Colleyville – also rank among the 50 wealthiest American suburbs.

Southlake is the country's eighth wealthiest suburb for 2026, up from No. 16 in 2016. Average household income in this area has grown from $232,034 in 2014 to $384,530 as of 2024, the study found. That's a growth rate of about 66 percent in a single decade.

Colleyville, meanwhile, has surprisingly dropped down the list of the wealthiest suburbs over the last 10 years. It currently ranks 46th but previously ranked 28th in 2016, according to GoBankingRates. Average household income in this particular DFW city has increased 35 percent, from $205,828 to $277,720 in 2024.

For an additional data point, the study included the average home value of each city as of January 2026:

University Park – $2,507,381
Southlake – $1,264,386
Colleyville – $896,635

Other affluent suburbs in Texas
Houston neighbors West University Place and Bellaire both appear among the top 20 wealthiest American suburbs for 2026.

West University Place is America's second-wealthiest suburb, with residents making $439,594 in average household income in 2024. That's nearly 50 percent more than the $294,723 average income in 2014.

Bellaire ranks 18th on the list with an average household income of $335,492 as of 2024, up from $226,295 in 2014.

The average value of a home in West University Place was $1,638,701 as of January 2026, and Bellaire has an average home value of $1,154,776.

The top 10 wealthiest suburbs in America in 2026 are:

No. 1 – Scarsdale, New York
No. 2 – West University Place, Texas
No. 3 – Rye, New York
No. 4 – Los Altos, California
No. 5 – Paradise Valley, Arizona
No. 6 – University Park, Texas
No. 7 – Alamo, California
No. 8 – Southlake, Texas
No. 9 – McLean, Virginia
No. 10 – Orinda, California

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