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Texarkana (tĕk'särkăn`ə), city (1990 pop.: in Tex., 31,656; in Ark., 22,631), Bowie co. (Tex.) and seat of Miller co. (Ark.), on the Tex.-Ark. line; inc. 1880. Physically one city, Texarkana is actually two separate municipalities. The state line runs through the center of the post office. Texarkana is a major railroad junction and a transportation and trade center for a large agricultural and pine forest area. Its many industries include cotton processing, lumbering, and the manufacture of tires, ammunition, paperboard, medical equipment, railroad ties, and cooking oil. The U.S. army has a huge depot there. Texarkana has a campus of Texas A&M Univ. and a junior college. Wright Patman Lake, a large reservoir to the southwest, serves as a resort area. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Cooper Tire & Rubber plans a potential 400 to 500 job reduction as part of the Texarkana, TX, tire plant's conversion from a full-time plant to a flex plant that can shift production levels to meet tire demand. Former Hart baseball standout Danny Williams has signed with Division II Abilene Christian after two solid seasons at Texarkana JC in Texas. TEXARKANA, Texas -- Red River Army Depot is one of six sites producing armor survivability kits for high-mobility, multi-wheeled vehicles, and the Army's vice chief visited there Jan. |
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