Irving, city in northeastern Texas, in Dallas County. The city is a suburb of Dallas between the Elm and West forks of the Trinity River. It is an industrial and distributing hub, with large truck terminals. Manufactures include food products, electronic equipment, and chemicals. The headquarters of both the Exxon Corporation and the Quaker State Corporation are located in the city. The Las Colinas Urban Center houses hundreds of corporations, a movie production complex, an equestrian center, and the Mustangs of Las Colinas, which is thought to be the largest equestrian sculpture in the world. The University of Dallas (1956), the DeVry Institute of Technology (1969), and a community college are located in Irving, as are the national headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America, and Texas Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. The massive Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, one of the nation's busiest, is partially located in the city.
Irving was founded in 1903 and incorporated in 1914. The city's name was selected, apparently at random, by founders J. O. Schulze and Otis Brown. The community remained a small town until the 1950s when substantial growth began.
