Texarkana, Arkansas

About Texarkana

Set in the southwestern part of Arkansas, Texarkana is a thriving city counting 28,897 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Texarkana is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 42 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 688 residents per square mile.

📰 Texarkana News Today

• Woman charged with murder after deadly stabbing in Texarkana, police say KSLA · Oct 5
• Texarkana Arkansas superintendent tells lawmakers one employee skipped verification in $286K email scam, was fired Texarkana Today · Oct 8
• Texarkana Arkansas school district unable to recover $227,000 lost in email payment scam KTBS 3 · Oct 9
• Texarkana commercial burglary suspect arrested in South Texas Texarkana Gazette · Oct 9
• Man arrested for alleged $7,200 Texarkana Walmart refrigerant theft FOX16.com · Oct 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Arkansas headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Texarkana Unique

• A top-25 city in Arkansas by population (#18 of 500 incorporated places).
• Positioned in southwestern Arkansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Home to 1.4% of Arkansas's city-dwelling population.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 28,897.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Texarkana

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Texarkana

• Chick O’ Fish
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• The Dapper at Park Place

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Four States Auto Museum · Museum
• Four States Fairgrounds · Theme park
• P. J. Ahern Home · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Texarkana

• Bobby F. Ferguson Park reviews ★
• Bradfield Park reviews ★
• Bramble Park reviews ★
• Ed Worrell Memorial Park reviews ★
• Ermer Dansby Pondexter Sports Complex reviews ★
• Four States Park reviews ★
• George Williams & Earnest Hill Park reviews ★
• Ingraham Park reviews ★
• Iron Mountain Park reviews ★
• Jefferson Park reviews ★
• North Texarkana Park reviews ★
• Pinson Park Wooded Trail reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Texarkana

• ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOL
• ARKANSAS MIDDLE SCHOOL
• COLLEGE HILL HARMONY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
• COLLEGE HILL PRE-K CENTER
• EDWARD D. TRICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• GARY E. COBB MIDDLE SCHOOL
• GENOA CENTRAL ELEM. SCHOOL
• GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
• GENOA CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH
• NORTH HEIGHTS COMMUNITY SCHOOL
• PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF TEXARKANA
• VERA KILPATRICK ELEM. SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Riverview Behavioral Health · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Texarkana

🏘️ Nearby Communities