Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States, in the Ark-La-Tex region.

In the late 1850s, the builders of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad were pushing their line steadily south across Arkansas.

Between February 16 and March 19, 1874, trains ran between the Texas border and the Red River, whence passengers and freight were ferried north to Fulton, Arkansas to continue by rail.

The most popular tradition is that when the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was building its line through the area, Col. Gus Knobel, a railroad surveyor, coined the name.

A third account relates that a storekeeper named Swindle in Red Land, Louisiana, concocted a drink called "Texarkana Bitters".

[8] Texarkana is located at the junction of Interstate 30 and US highways 59, 67, 71 and 82 in extreme northeastern Texas on the Texas-Arkansas border.

[11] On May 22, 2008, a microburst producing winds up to 100 mph occurred over Stateline Avenue and surrounding communities.

An analysis of radar data leading up to the damage showed that two severe thunderstorms came together on the south side of the city.

[15] On December 31, 2021, a rare weather phenomenon called "animal rain" caused fish to fall out of the sky and land in pedestrian's yards, sidewalks and business lots.

[34] Though the city was historically Democratic, Texarkana is currently represented by Republicans in both houses of the Texas State Legislature.

[35] The Texas Sixth Court of Appeals is located downtown in the Bi-State Justice Building.

[36] At the federal level, the two U.S. senators from Texas are Republicans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz; since a remap in 2022, the city of Texarkana is part of Texas's 1st congressional district, which is currently represented by Republican Nathaniel Moran.

Texarkana is also served by KTBS-TV 3 (ABC), KSLA 12 (CBS), KTSH-CD 19 (Telemundo), KPXJ 21 (CW), KMSS-TV 33 (Fox), KSHV-TV 45 (MyNetworkTV), and two PBS member stations: KETG 9 and KLTS-TV 24.

Texarkana Union Station is located in downtown Texarkana along the state line, with Amtrak's Texas Eagle providing daily service east to Chicago and west to San Antonio, continuing on to Los Angeles three days a week with intermediate points.

The Texarkana Urban Transit District provides bus transportation to major areas of town along nine different routes.