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This Dallas Suburb Experienced a Major Surge of U-Haul Truck Traffic in 2025
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There are few bigger chores than moving. It’s really more than a mere chore – a super chore, if you will – to move, as you have to bundle up a seemingly endless amount of smaller chores to make it happen. For more than 2 million people in the U.S. last year, one of those tasks was “renting a U-Haul.”
In 2025, a massive number of those trucks were making their way to the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area, and one suburb north of Dallas specifically. The recently released U-Haul Growth Index named Dallas as the leading “growth metro” in the U.S., with McKinney showing up as the No. 6 leading “growth city” in the country. Unsurprisingly, Texas ranked as the No. 1 “growth state” in the study.
“U-Haul customers arriving in Texas accounted for 50.7% of all one-way traffic in and out of the state last year (49.3% leaving),” the announcement for the annual survey noted. “Compared to 2024, customers coming to Texas rose 3% YOY while departures rose just 1% YOY. Texas also ranked first on the U-Haul Growth Index from 2016-18 and 2021-23.”
There are plenty of brand-sponsored surveys that one should not take very seriously, but it’s likely not a stretch to take U-Haul’s numbers seriously, given their market dominance over the past few decades.
U-Haul ranked states by their net gain or loss of more than 2.5 million customers in the U.S. and Canada who rented a one-way truck, trailer or moving containers in one state and dropped off their equipment in another state.
For regular readers of the Observer, McKinney finding itself high atop such a list is less surprising than yet another disappointing Dallas Cowboys’ season. In the past few months alone, McKinney has been named the best U.S. city for renters and the ninth safest suburb in the country.
McKinney received high marks in the SmartAsset safety report in areas that people looking for a new place to call home would certainly be interested in, such as a low violent crime rate, a low property crime rate, a low number of traffic deaths, and a low number of reported drug overdoses.
As for North Texas, the U-Haul honor is nothing new either.
“Second verse, same as the first. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area once again takes top honors as the No. 1 U-Haul growth metro, replicating its 2024 honor with the greatest net gain of one-way customers during 2025,” the announcement read.
Reports on the number of people moving to the DFW area each year range from 170,000 to 200,000. Other warm-weather states and metro areas figured prominently inthe U-Haul Index, including Florida and Arizona.
And since we in Dallas always like to beat Houston and Austin in just about anything, it’s worth noting that they were behind Dallas in the No. 2 and No. 3 sports, respectively.
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Dallas weather: Flash flooding strands vehicles near DFW Airport after heavy rain
DALLAS – Slow-moving thunderstorms brought localized flash flooding to parts of North Texas on Tuesday evening, blocking highways near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and dropping several inches of rain in portions of Tarrant and Parker counties.
Flash Flood Warnings
Local perspective:
Flash flood warnings are in effect for Hopkins, Hunt, Rains and Van Zandt counties until 7:45 p.m.
Flooding was reported along Texas 183 near Valley View Lane south of DFW Airport, where stranded vehicles and water-covered roadways created hazardous travel conditions.
A flash flood warning remained in effect near the airport, although rainfall rates had begun to diminish as the storm weakened.
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
The National Weather Service also issued a severe thunderstorm warning for northern Hood County, citing the potential for gusty winds and small hail. Forecasters reported hail ranging from pea-sized to marble-sized in parts of Hood, Parker and Denton counties.
Forecasters attributed the weakening storms in Denton County to an outflow boundary, a meteorological feature that can disrupt thunderstorm development.
The warning area was reduced as the storm weakened near sunset.
LIVE RADAR
What they’re saying:
FOX 4’s Kylie Capps said the storms moved unusually slowly from east to west, allowing heavy rain to accumulate over the same areas for several hours.
Rainfall estimates showed some locations in eastern Parker County and western Tarrant County received nearly 5 inches of rain during a six-hour period, while areas near DFW Airport recorded more than 2 inches.
Elsewhere in North Texas, northern Rains County received nearly 5 inches of rain.
7-Day Forecast
What’s next:
Forecasters expect a quieter overnight period, with only isolated showers lingering into the evening. Additional thunderstorms are possible Wednesday afternoon, though coverage and the threat of severe weather are expected to remain limited.
Temperatures are forecast to reach about 90 degrees Wednesday.
Rain chances are expected to continue through the remainder of the workweek and into the weekend as an upper-level low-pressure system sends multiple disturbances across North Texas.
The Source: Information in this article was provided by FOX 4’s Weather Team
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Dallas Cowboys’ Path To NFC East Crown Gets Easier After June 1 NFL Trade Frenzy
Monday was a wild day for the NFL with two blockbuster trades. First was Myles Garrett, who both the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles were rumored to have interest in.
Cowboys fans never bought into these rumors, knowing that Jerry Jones was unlikely to make such an investment. The Eagles, however, have been known to get aggressive. Thankfully for Dallas fans, they didn’t make the move as the Cleveland Browns sent Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams for Jared Verse and a package of picks.
Not long after that trade was finalized, the Eagles did wind up making a trade. After months of speculation surrounding A.J. Brown and the New England Patriots, the two sides made it official as Brown was reunited with Mike Vrabel in exchange for a 2028 first-round pick and a 2027 fifth-rounder.
Dallas Cowboys could take the NFC East crown in 2026
The writing has been on the wall all offseason regarding Brown, who has been unhappy with the Eagles for a while. His departure seemed confirmed when they traded up with Dallas in the 2026 NFL draft for USC receiver Makai Lemon.
While Lemon has the tools to be a difference-maker, he won’t be able to perform at the same level as Brown during his rookie season. The Eagles do still have DeVonta Smith at receiver as well as running back Saquon Barkley and quarterback Jalen Hurts.
That said, there’s no denying that they’re weaker this season than they were with Brown. Just as important, however, is the fact that general manager Howie Roseman didn’t pull off a shocking move for Garrett, which would have made them the overwhelming favorites in the division.
Cowboys chances hinge on defensive changes
Another reason the Cowboys are confident they can hang with Philadelphia this season is the presence of Christian Parker, who they hired as their defensive coordinator after he spent the past two seasons as the passing game coordinator and defensive backs coach with the Eagles.
Parker brings in a new scheme and plenty of confidence, but more importantly, he has several new weapons at his disposal. Dallas traded for veterans Rashan Gary and Dee Winters, signed Jalen Thompson and Cobie Durant, and selected Caleb Downs and Malachi Lawrence in the draft.
Those are just some of the moves they made on defense, and they’re banking on that to be enough to help propel them past the team that has won the division the past two seasons.
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