By 1950, Irving with a population of 2,615 stood on the threshold of unprecedented growth.  City Commissioners annexed adjacent areas to reach the 5,000-inhabitant minimum required to hold a home rule charter election.  On October 15, 1952, the proposed charter passed by a vote of 377 to 96.  The charter added four commissioners, provided for a city manager, and gave Irving a greater degree of self-government.

During this decade, Irving welcomed the University of Dallas and hired its first paid fireman.  Business continued to move to the city.  When Plymouth Park Shopping Center opened in 1955, it was one of the largest shopping centers between Dallas and Fort Worth.  Home-building grew apace, and by 1960, Irving's population had skyrocketed to 45,895.

Irving Community Hospital opened its doors in 1964.  That same year, the world's largest trucking terminal was built in Irving.  Late in that decade, city leaders met with the owner of the Dallas Cowboys football team, who was interested in moving the team to a stadium in Irving.  The city financed the stadium with revenue bonds and opened the facility in 1971. Texas Stadium still is home to Dallas Cowboys.

Construction of Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Airport, lying partially within the boundaries of Irving, also began in the late 1960's.  When it opened in 1974, it was the country's largest airport.  The facility, now known as Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, continues to contribute to Irving's economy.

The population of Irving reached almost 100,000 by 1970.   Three years later, Irving landowner Ben Carpenter saw his dream come true with the opening of Las Colinas, a privately funded, master-planned community of 7,000 acres, which has grown to include more than a 1,000 corporations, as well as homes, schools, shopping areas, and recreation facilities.  Later in the 1970's the Dallas County Community College District opened North Lake College in Irving.

In the 1980's, Irving built an arts center and a new central library and achieved a coveted AAA bond rating.  In 1998, the city has 7,800 businesses and a population of more than 170,000.  Irving will celebrate its centennial in 2003.

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