Garland is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located northeast of Dallas and is a ration of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is located within Dallas County except for small portions located in Collin and Rockwall Counties. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 226,876. In 2019, the population rose to 239,928, making it the 93rd-most populous city in the United States of America and the 12th-most populous city in Texas; by 2020, it had a population of 246,018. Garland is the third largest city in Dallas County by population and has entry to downtown Dallas via public transportation including two Dart Blue Line stations and buses.

Immigrants began arriving in the Peters colony Place around 1850, but a community was not created until 1874. Two communities sprang occurring in the area: Embree, named for physician K. H. Embree, and Duck Creek, named for the local creek of the similar name. A rivalry amid the two towns ensued as the area began to grow nearly the Santa Fe Railroad depot.

Eventually, to reach a decision a dispute on the order of which town should have the local herald office, Dallas County Judge Thomas A. Nash asked visiting Congressman Joe Abbott to concern the publicize office surrounded by the two towns. The assume was completed in 1887. The supplementary location was named Garland after U.S. Attorney General Augustus Hill Garland.

Soon after, the towns of Embree and Duck Creek were combined, and the three areas accumulate to form the city of Garland, which was incorporated in 1891. By 1904, the town had a population of 819 people.