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DISH is a town in Denton County, Texas, United States. The town has a population of approximately 345. Formerly called Clark, the town was officially renamed DISH (all capital letters) on November 16 2005.

The municipality was previously named after its founder, Landis Clark, who incorporated it in June 2000 and served as its first mayor. Clark was beaten by one vote in the Spring 2005 election by Bill Merritt.

In exchange for renaming the town, all residents of the town have received free basic television service for ten years and a free DVR from DISH Network. There was no formal opposition to renaming Clark; twelve citizens attended the council meeting to support the measure.

In the 2006-01-10 episode of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, correspondent Ed Helms did a story about DISH, Texas.

References

Jasinski, Laurie E. (September 1, 2006) "Clark, Texas."
Lozano, Bert (November 16, 2005) "Denton County town bids for free TV."
Moore, Dave (November 16, 2005) "Town changes its name; firm to serve up free TV."
(November 16, 2005) "Rename Your Town 'DISH,' Get Free Satellite TV for 10 Years; DISH Network Offer Equates to Possibly Millions of Dollars of Free Programming."
(December 3, 2005) "What's in a name?" WORLD Magazine.
http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/01/12/the-daily-show-january-10-2006/

v t e Municipalities and communities of Denton County, Texas, United States
County seat: Denton
Cities	Argyle Aubrey Carrollton‡ Celina‡ Coppell‡ Corinth Dallas‡ Denton Fort Worth‡ Frisco‡ Grapevine‡ Haslet‡ Highland Village Justin Krugerville Krum Lake Dallas Lakewood Village Lewisville‡ Little Elm Oak Point Pilot Point Plano‡ Roanoke Sanger Southlake‡ The Colony	Denton County map
Towns	Bartonville Copper Canyon Cross Roads DISH Double Oak Draper Flower Mound‡ Hackberry Hebron‡ Hickory Creek Northlake Ponder Prosper‡ Providence Village Shady Shores Trophy Club‡ Westlake‡
CDPs	Lantana Paloma Creek Paloma Creek South Savannah
Other unincorporated communities	Alliance‡ Bolivar Lincoln Park Navo
Ghost towns	Alton Camey Spur Cooper Creek Drop Elizabethtown Green Valley Marshall Creek Mayhill Mingo Mustang Parvin Plainview Stony
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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33°07′58″N 97°18′05″W / 33.13278°N 97.30139°W / 33.13278; -97.30139

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