Now that you mention it, it was more desert-y than my then 10-year-old self remembers (I lived on Eastland County, a shithole about 2 hours west of Fort Worth, for 3 months during one of my parents' separation.)
[@SleepySteve](/forums/generals/topics/tartarus?post_id=5646547#post_5646547)
Closest I've been to Dallas is Arlington. That's where Six Flags is.