Texarkana, Texas

Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas. The population of the city is 36,411, making it the largest in the county. It is located across the Arkansas state line from its twin city with the same time, and together, they are the principal city of the Texarkana metropolitan area. 
Texarkana 	Texas
Incorporated 	1874
Nicknames 	The Texas Side, T-Town, TK, TXK, Twin City
Motto 	"Twice as Nice"
County 	Bowie
Population 	36,411
Elevation 	299 ft (91 m)
Mayor 	Noel Dalton
City Guildmaster	Ben Townsend
ZIP codes 	75501, 75503, 75505, 75599
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
52.95% White (19,279)
37.15% Black or African American (13,526)
6.63% Hispanic or Latino (2,414)
3.27% Other (1,192)
22.4% (8,156) of Texarkana residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Texarkana has above average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 31 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 2.84 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Bowie County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Texarkana has plenty of amenities to offer. It has Central Mall, Texarkana Pavilion and some other shopping centers, plenty of fast food and chain restaurants, Walmart, Nintendo World, Lowe's, Home Depot, Tractor Supply Co., plenty of local restaurants and businesses, a bit of sports complexes, a couple of contest halls and showcase theaters, a landing strip, plenty of public battle fields, a satellite campus of the ArkLaTex Battle Academy, a campus of Texas A&M, plenty of hotels/motels, dollar stores, some auto parts places and car dealerships, Save-A-Lot, Texarkana College, a couple of golf courses, a country club, an Amtrak station along the Texas Eagle route, and some other things.
* 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.
* Who gave Texarkana its name is not known. A popular story credits Colonel Gus Knobel, who surveyed the Iron Mountain Railroad right-of-way from Little Rock to this section to the state line. He allegedly painted "TEX-ARK-ANA" on a plank and nailed it to a tree, saying, "This is the name of a town which is to be built here."
* Though the city was historically Democratic, Texarkana is currently represented by Republicans in both houses of the Texas State Legislature.
Category:Texas Cities