Cities & Towns

Cities in Texas - Best Places to Visit

There are 41 cities in Texas. San Antonio is the most popular city with a population of 1,526,656.

Most Popular By Name By Population
San Antonio
1
San Antonio
Historic city with the Alamo landmark
Pop. 1,526,656
Dallas
2
Dallas
Major city in Texas, known for business
Pop. 1,326,087
Houston
3
Houston
Largest city in Texas, major economic hub
Pop. 2,314,157
Austin, Texas
4
Austin, Texas
Capital of Texas and cultural hub
Pop. 974,447
Fort Worth, Texas
5
Fort Worth, Texas
City known for its cultural diversity
Pop. 1,008,106
El Paso, Texas
6
El Paso, Texas
City in Texas, United States
Pop. 678,815
Arlington, Texas
7
Arlington, Texas
Major city in Texas with sports teams
Pop. 388,125
Corpus Christi
8
Corpus Christi
Coastal city in Texas, known for its beaches
Pop. 316,239
Plano, Texas
9
Plano, Texas
City in Texas, USA
Pop. 283,558
Amarillo, Texas
10
Amarillo, Texas
City in Texas, United States
Pop. 198,645
Lubbock, Texas
11
Lubbock, Texas
City in Texas, known for its universities
Pop. 249,042
Laredo, Texas
12
Laredo, Texas
Texas city on the US-Mexico border
Pop. 256,153
Abilene, Texas
13
Abilene, Texas
City in Texas known for its universities
Pop. 125,182
Galveston, Texas
14
Galveston, Texas
Coastal city in Texas with historic sites
Pop. 50,180
Brownsville, Texas
15
Brownsville, Texas
City in Texas, United States, near Mexico
Pop. 186,738
Irving, Texas
16
Irving, Texas
City in Texas, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth area
Pop. 236,607
Garland, Texas
17
Garland, Texas
City in Texas, part of the Dallas metropolitan area
Pop. 236,897
Waco, Texas
18
Waco, Texas
City in Texas known for its university
Pop. 132,356
Beaumont, Texas
19
Beaumont, Texas
City in Texas with oil industry history
Pop. 115,282
Grand Prairie, Texas
20
Grand Prairie, Texas
City in Texas, United States, near Dallas
Pop. 187,809
Denton
21
Denton
University town with vibrant arts scene
Pop. 131,044
Wichita Falls, Texas
22
Wichita Falls, Texas
City in Texas, United States
Pop. 104,710
Odessa, Texas
23
Odessa, Texas
City in Texas, United States with oil industry
Pop. 114,428
McKinney, Texas
24
McKinney, Texas
City in Texas, United States
Pop. 162,898
Frisco, Texas
25
Frisco, Texas
City in Texas, United States
Pop. 154,407
Tyler, Texas
26
Tyler, Texas
City in Texas, known for its oil industry
Pop. 103,700
Mesquite, Texas
27
Mesquite, Texas
City in Texas known for its rapid growth
Pop. 144,788
McAllen, Texas
28
McAllen, Texas
City in Texas, known for shopping and dining
Pop. 140,269
Killeen, Texas
29
Killeen, Texas
City in Texas, home to military base
Pop. 140,806
Carrollton, Texas
30
Carrollton, Texas
City in Texas, United States
Pop. 133,168
Midland, Texas
31
Midland, Texas
City in Texas known for oil production
Pop. 132,524
Richardson, Texas
32
Richardson, Texas
City in Texas known for its technology sector
Pop. 110,815
College Station, Texas
33
College Station, Texas
City in Texas, United States
Pop. 107,889
34
Round Rock, Texas
City in Texas near Austin
Pop. 115,997
Pasadena, Texas
35
Pasadena, Texas
City in Texas, United States
Pop. 153,784
Lewisville, Texas
36
Lewisville, Texas
City in Texas, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth area
Pop. 104,039
Pearland, Texas
37
Pearland, Texas
City in Texas, United States
Pop. 108,821
Cypress, Texas
38
Cypress, Texas
City in Texas known for its growth
Pop. 200,839
39
Nacogdoches
Historic East Texas town and oldest Texas settlement
Pop. 33,894
40
Canyon
Texas city adjacent to Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Pop. 14,887
41
Fredericksburg
Texas Hill Country town with German heritage and wineries
Pop. 11,094