Another story mentions a storekeeper named Swindle in Red Land, Louisiana who concocted a drink called "Texarkana Bitters".

[6] Local lore suggests that, before Texas's annexation by the US, lawlessness ruled in the area that at times was claimed by various nations.

Later, Congressman Morris Sheppard (D-TX) secured a postal order officially changing the name to "Texarkana, Arkansas-Texas".

Paper mills near Ashdown and Atlanta, as well as other industrial facilities, brought new jobs to the area in the 1970s.

Today the Texarkana area is a diversified economy whose pattern of employment categorized by industry is very similar to the entire state of Arkansas.

The airport covers an area of 964 acres (390 ha) at an elevation of 390 feet (119 m) above mean sea level and it has two runways with asphalt surfaces: Major routes in Texarkana include: As of October 2015, new interchanges had been completed at the junctions of I-30/US 59, and I-30/I-49.

Interstate 49 had been extended south to Shreveport with its northern extension planned into Kansas City along the U.S. Route 71 corridor.

Multiple projects were under construction to relieve the strain on local roadways, including continuous access roads and the expansion of area highways and bridges.

Rail service in Texarkana is provided by: Notable historical buildings in Texarkana include the United States Post Office and Courthouse, the Ace of Clubs House, the Perot Theater, Museum of Regional History, the Four States Auto Museum, TRAHC Regional Arts Center, and the Arkansas Municipal Auditorium.

[18] Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council has transformed the 1909 US Courthouse into their offices as well as gallery space.

[19] Famous musicians such as Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley performed at the Arkansas Municipal Auditorium.

[21] The Texarkana Symphony Orchestra was established in 2005, providing the community with several professional concerts of classical music every year.

Historically an institution for upperclassmen and graduate students, in 2010, TAMU-T began accepting freshmen and sophomores.

One of the more prominent rumors is that blood-stained clothing hidden by The Phantom was found in a school attic many years after the crime spree.

Some claim that he was a member of the local upper class aristocracy, which collaborated to keep his identity quiet to avoid scandal.

The swampy terrain of Boggy Creek, near Fouke, Arkansas, a small Miller County town southeast of Texarkana, is the reputed home of an anthropoid cryptid similar in appearance and behavior to the Pacific Northwest's Bigfoot or Sasquatch, and to the Skunk Ape of Florida legend.

Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues; the "official" sequel made by the original film's director, Charles B.

Pierce) followed with very little commercial success (although The Barbaric Beast of Boggy Creek, Part II was featured in the 10th season of Mystery Science Theater 3000).