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GENERAL CITY INFORMATION
TEXARKANA IS LOCATED ON THE ARKANSAS-TEXAS STATE LINE, 28 MILES SOUTH
OF THE OKLAHOMA BORDER AND 25 MILES NORTH OF THE LOUISIANA LINE. THE TOTAL
POPULATION AS OF THE 90 CENSUS WAS 54,287 WITH 31,656 IN TEXAS AND 22,631
IN ARKANSAS, THE MSA TOTAL IS 120,330. WE HAVE THE TEXARKANA REGIONAL AIRPORT
WITH NUMEROUS DAILY FLIGHTS TO DFW AIRPORT. OUR CITY ALSO HAS RAIL TRANSPORTS
FROM 4 MAJOR CARRIERS, 2 BUS SERVICES AND IS THE CROSSROAD FOR OVER 10
MAJOR TRUCKING FIRMS. WE ARE SERVICED BY TWO LOCAL AND 3 ADDED AREA TV
STATIONS AND 11 RADIO STATIONS. THE TEXARKANA GAZETTE IS PUBLISHED DAILY
WITH SEVERAL WEEKLY BUSINESS PAPERS. THE CITY AS WELL AS THE RURAL AREAS
HAVE WIRED CABLE AND A STATE OF THE ART WIRELESS CABLE AND DBS SAT. SYSTEMS.
WE ARE SERVICED BY 8 LOCAL CALL INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS AS WELL AS ONE
LOCAL CALL NATIONWIDE E-MAIL SERVICE.
OUR SPECIAL RAILROAD HERITAGE
AS TEXARKANA WAS LARGELY BUILT UP AS A RAILROAD TOWN, OUR INFORMATION JUST
WOULDN'T BE COMPLETE WITHOUT THIS SECTION. THE AMTRAK "TEXAS EAGLE" MAKES
4 STOPS WEEKLY IN OUR TWIN CITY AT THE DOWNTOWN TERMINAL. THE EAGLE COVERS
A 1,300 MILE TRIP FROM CHICAGO TO TEXARKANA AND ON TO DALLAS AND SOUTH
TO AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO. THE TRAIN TRIP SOUTH PASSES TRUR SOME GREAT
TEXAS COUNTY SIDE AND MANY COMMUNITY'S ALONG THE WAY. THE NORTH ROUTE GOES
TO LITTLE ROCK AND OVER TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER UP TO ST LOUIS AND ON
TO CHICAGO. AN ADDITIONAL LINK HAS BEEN ADDED TO CARRY YOU ACROSS THE BEAUTIFUL
SOUTHWEST TO LOS ANGELES, CA. THE RESERVATIONS CAN BE MADE BY CALLING AMTRAK
AT 1-800-872-7245. WHY NOT GRAB A PIECE OF THE PAST AND GO ON A RAILROAD
VACATION FROM OR TO OUR TWIN CITY!
CLICK HERE TO GO DIRECT
TO THE TEXAS-EAGLE RAIL LINK!!!
CLICK
HERE FOR OUR SPECIAL LINK TO TEXARKANA REGIONAL AIRPORT!!!
TOURISM INDUSTRY
OUR CITY'S TOURISM INDUSTRY GENERATES IN EXCESS OF $100 MILLION DOLLARS
ANNUALLY. THE UNIQUE POSITION OF OUR TWIN CITY ON TWO STATE LINES AND THE
INTERSECTION OF 7 MAJOR FEDERAL HIGHWAYS ALONG WITH OUR RAILROADS AND MAJOR
LEAGUE AIRPORT MAKES US A TOURIST HAVEN. WE HAVE TWO MAJOR LAKES, ONE IN
TEXAS AND ONE IN ARKANSAS FOR ALL TYPES OF SPORTING AND LEISURE. MANY AREAS
IN BOTH OUR COUNTIES ARE TIMBER COVERED FOR GREAT HUNTING AND PLENTIFUL
GAME. WE'VE GOT THE BEST OF TWO STATES! WE HAVE OVER 20 MAJOR HOTELS, MOTELS
AND BED AND BREAKFAST INNS. WE HAVE OVER 200 RESTAURANTS IN OUR ARKALATEX,
RANGING FROM PIZZA AND SANDWICH SHOPS TO TOP OF THE LINE SOUTHERN FOOD.
TEXARKANA
CHAMBER WEB PAGE!
THE TEXARKANA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS LOCATED AT 819 STATE LINE AVENUE.
CALL FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR TRAVEL NEEDS TO OUR CITY AT 903-792-7191.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR LOCAL PAGE LISTED HERE PLEASE E-MAIL YOUR LINK AND
TELL US WHICH PAGE YOU WANT THE LINK ON. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE LINKS THAT
YOU SEND US AND WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR RETURN LINK TO OUR PAGE.
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page
Click for WHITE
HOUSE page
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for TEXAS CITY NET page
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for ARKANSAS CITY NET page
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GOVERNMENT page
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A&M-TEXARKANA!
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visit ST.JAMES DAY SCHOOL
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here for the ARKLATEX HOMEPAGE
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for TEXARKANA GAZETTE NEWS
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visit TEXARKANA-AR-TX CITIES homepage
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to visit TEXARKANA TEXAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
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OUR #1 FAVORITE, DARKSTAR (TEXARKANA SCHOOL DISTRICT #7) page
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to visit "TEXARKANA ONLINE"!
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