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

It is a twin city with neighboring Texarkana, Arkansas. The population of the Texas city was 37,280 at the 2015 census estimate. The city and its Arkansas counterpart form the core of the Texarkana Metropolitan Statistical Area, encompassing all of Bowie County, Texas, and Miller County, Arkansas. The two cities had a combined population of 66,330 at the 2010 census, and the metropolitan area had a total population of 136,027.

Geography

Texarkana is located at the junction of Interstate 30 and US highways 59, 67, 71, and 82 in extreme northeast Texas on the Texas-Arkansas border, at 33°26′14″N 94°4′3″W (33.437170, -94.067394). It is bordered by the city of Texarkana, Arkansas, to the east, and by the smaller cities of Nash and Wake Village, Texas, to the west. It is in the Central Time Zone.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Texas city has a total area of 29.5 square miles (76.3 km2), of which 29.0 square miles (75.2 km2) is land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km2), or 1.39%, is covered by water. The city is roughly 180 miles northeast of Dallas.

Climate


  • The warmest month is July.

  • The highest recorded temperature was 117 °F (47 °C) in 1936.

  • On average, the coolest month is January.

  • The lowest recorded temperature was -6 °F (-21 °C) in 1989.

  • The most precipitation on average occurs in November.

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Because I love to do the right thing the right way for the right reason expecting the right results to benefit the people in the community for the health and welfare for a better living.

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Great plavto live. Low crime rate in this area.

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I gave care to both my mother n stepdad whom passed away 5months apart dod HOSPICE CARE

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Very clean. People look out for each other. Swimming pool is wonderful. Clean showers. Lots are clean laundry room very clean. Kept very well.

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