Texarkana, Texas

About Texarkana

Texarkana, TX is a thriving city located in northeastern Texas with an estimated population of 35,971.

Texarkana holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 31.99 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,124 residents per square mile.

📰 Texarkana News Today

• Obituary for Susan Lynn Henderson at Chapelwood Funeral Home Texarkana Funeral Homes · Aug 18
• Couple accused of ATM robbery back in Texarkana, Texas KSLA · Aug 14
• Texas High Tigersharks squad smaller but maintains big goals Texarkana Gazette · Aug 17
• Two-vehicle crash damages home, sends several to the hospital in Texarkana, Texas KTEN · Aug 16
• From a Kitchen Table in Fouke to the Inc. 5000: Texarkana Accounting Firm Earns National Recognition Texarkana Today · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Texarkana Unique

• Positioned in northeastern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 35,971.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Texarkana

• Alley Cats Coffee Bar — coffee shop (café)
• Amigo Juan — mexican
• Applebee's — american
• Blue Ember Smokehouse — barbecue
• Café Lucille — american (café)
• Casa Carlos Mexican Grill — mexican
• Colima's — mexican
• Ironwood Grill — american
• Loca Luna — mexican
• Lost Pizza — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Big Dam Waterpark · Water park
• Museum of Regional History · Museum
• Ace of Clubs House Museum · Theme park
• Rotary Splash Pad · Water park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Texarkana

• Bell Park reviews ★
• Beverly Park reviews ★
• Ferguson Park reviews ★
• Findley Park reviews ★
• Grandview Park reviews ★
• Hole-In-The-Wall Park reviews ★
• Kidtopia Park reviews ★
• Kline Park reviews ★
• Lee Park reviews ★
• Scott Joplin Park reviews ★
• Sheppard Park reviews ★
• Southwest Center Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Texarkana

• HIGHLAND PARK EL
• LEARY EL
• LIBERTY-EYLAU EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
• LIBERTY-EYLAU EL
• LIBERTY-EYLAU H S
• LIBERTY-EYLAU MIDDLE
• MARGARET FISCHER DAVIS EL
• PLEASANT GROVE H S
• PLEASANT GROVE INT
• PLEASANT GROVE MIDDLE
• PREMIER H S OF TEXARKANA
• RED LICK EL
• RED LICK MIDDLE
• WESTLAWN EL

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Christus St Michael Health System ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Wadley Regional Medical Center · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Texarkana

🏘️ Nearby Communities