| City of Texarkana | |
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| — City — | |
| Water tower in Texarkana, Texas | |
| Nickname(s): The Texas Side, T-Town, T.K. | |
| Motto: Twice as Nice | |
| Location of Texarkana, Texas | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Bowie |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Council | Mayor Stephen A. Mayo Derrick McGary Willie Ray Tina Veal-Gooch Bob Bruggeman Bill Miller Josh Davis |
| • City Manager | F. Larry Sullivan, Ed.D. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.7 sq mi (66.6 km2) |
| • Land | 25.6 sq mi (66.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 299 ft (91 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 36,642 |
| • Density | 1,357.3/sq mi (524.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 75500-75599 |
| Area code(s) | 903, 430 |
| FIPS code | 48-72368[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1369752[2] |
| Website | www.txkusa.org |
Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States. It effectively functions as one half of a city which crosses a state line — the other half, the city of Texarkana, Arkansas, lies on the other side of State Line Avenue. The population of the city is 34,782 at the 2000 census.
The city, along with its Arkansas counterpart, forms the core of the Texarkana, Texas–Texarkana, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area, encompassing all of Bowie County, Texas and Miller County, Arkansas.
Texarkana is the headquarters of the theologically conservative American Baptist Association, whose Missionary Baptist churches are most numerous in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Mississippi.
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Texarkana, Texas, is located at the junction of Interstate 30 and US highways 59, 67, 71, and 82 in extreme northeast Texas on the Texas-Arkansas border,[3] at (33.437170, -94.067394).[4] It is in the Central time zone.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.7 square miles (67 km2), of which, 25.6 square miles (66 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.39%) is water.
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As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 34,782 people, 13,569 households, and 8,941 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,357.3 people per square mile (524.0/km²). There were 15,105 housing units at an average density of 589.4 per square mile (227.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 59.18% White, 37.05% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.43% from other races and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.91% of the population.
There were 13,569 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 19.3% have a female householder with no husband present and 34.1% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,727, and the median income for a family was $38,505. Males had a median income of $34,155 versus $21,143 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,815. About 19.4% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.8% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.
According to the City's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[5] the top employers in the city are:
| # | Employer | # of Employees |
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| 1 | Red River Army Depot & tenants | 7,200 |
| 2 | Christus St. Michael Health Care | 1,883 |
| 3 | Cooper Tire & Rubber Company | 1,700 |
| 4 | Domtar | 1,300 |
| 5 | Wal-Mart | 1,100 |
| 6 | International Paper | 925 |
| 7 | Wadley Regional Medical Center | 850 |
| 8 | Texarkana Independent School District | 795 |
| 9 | Texarkana Arkansas School District | 785 |
| 10 | Southern Refrigerated Transport | 750 |
According to the city’s most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Fund Financial Statements, the city’s various funds had $36.0 million in Revenues, $37.0 million in expenditures, $18.9 million in total assets, $3.5 million in total liabilities, and $7.2 million in investments.[6]
The structure of the management and coordination of city services is:[5]
| Department | Director |
|---|---|
| City Manager | F. Larry Sullivan, Ed.D. |
| City Secretary | Kerry Meridith |
| Municipal Court Judge | Sherry Jackson |
| Police Chief / Director of Public Safety | Daniel Shiner |
| Director of Human Resources | Rose Stewart |
| Director of Community Redevelopment & Grants | Craig Lindholm- |
| Finance Director | Charles L. Bassett, Jr. |
| Chief Building Official | Lynn Henry |
| Marketing and Communications Director | Vicki Melde |
| Director of Engineering and Infrastructure | Kyle Dooley |
| Director of Parks | Robby Robertson |
Much of Texarkana, Texas, is under the jurisdiction of the Texarkana Independent School District, but also the Liberty-Eylau Independent and Pleasant Grove Independent School Districts.
Texarkana is also home to Texarkana College, a community college, as well as a new 4-year branch of Texas A&M: Texas A&M University–Texarkana.
Though the city is historically Democratic, Texarkana is represented in the Texas Senate by Republican Kevin Eltife, District 1. A Republican, George Lavender, in House District 1, represents Texarkana in the Texas House of Representatives.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates the Texarkana District Parole Office in Texarkana.[7]
The Texas Sixth Court of Appeals is located in the Bi-State Justice Building.[8]
At the Federal level, the two U.S. Senators from Texas are Republicans John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison; Texarkana is part of Texas' US Congressional 4th District, which is currently represented by Republican Ralph M. Hall.
The United States Postal Service operates the Texarkana Post Office in Texarkana, Texas.[9] In addition it operates the Downtown Texarkana Post Office in Texarkana, Arkansas.[10]
Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana is a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility in unincorporated Bowie County, near Texarkana, Texas.[11][12]
Texarkana Regional Airport is located in Texarkana, Arkansas and serves general aviation and American Eagle service to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
Texarkana Union Station is located in Downtown Texarkana along the state line with daily Amtrak service west to Dallas and east to Chicago via Little Rock. Texarkana Urban Transit District provides bus transportation to major areas of town starting at about 5:30 am and ending about 6:30pm Monday thru Saturday.
Interstate 30 passes through Texarkana on the north. Loop 151 on the west of the city forms part of the Texarkana Loop, which itself forms a three-quarter loop around the west, south and east of the twin cities with I-30 completing the loop on the north. Texarkana is currently under construction a new interstate corridor Interstate 49 which will connect it to Shreveport
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