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10-01-2007, 06:09 AM
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What's Texarkana, TX Like...May Get a Job There
I may be getting a job at the Red River Depot. What's the area like as far as weather, cost of homes, things to do, golf courses, etc? I was stationed in San Antonio, TX when I was in the Air Force and have briefly visited Houston, Austin, Dallas and some other Texas cities, but have never been to Texarkana, TX. Thanks in advance!
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10-01-2007, 11:08 AM
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Location: Clear Lake
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I sometimes wonder how long that part of TX has had modern plumbing and sanitation standards because the memo has not been completely circulated. The locals are friendly, but quite a few claim to have never left Texarkana. Carthage, TX also comes to mind. Weather will be most similar to Houston. Keep in mind the extent of my experience is that I've passed through NE TX to stop and eat, stretch, chill, etc a few times going up to Arkansas and beyond.
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10-01-2007, 11:27 AM
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Location: A little suburb of Houston
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Texarkana is all right. It is much like any medium to small city in Texas. It does have a bit of an identity crisis (hence the name) being on the border. I guess you could compare it to Longview or Tyler as far as population and personality goes. The weather is is also like that of Longview or Tyler or Dallas though it has a lot more trees than Dallas. Not real familiar with Texarkana in particular but do get news stations broadcast from there at our lake house. Wish I could help more.
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10-09-2007, 12:09 PM
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I was born and mostly raised in Texarkana as well as in other cities around or near Texarkana, but they are all pretty much the same. I currently reside in Maud, TX (20 miles west of Texarkana) and it's just a sleepy little lazy NOSY town. To answer your question, Texarkana is in a growth trend and wants to become a super-city. The city counsel recently introduced the idea of combining the city counsels of both Texarkana, TX and Texarkana, AR...making it ONE city. Much like many other busy cities, Texarkana has its good aspects as well as bad ones, but the good seem to outweigh the bad. Yes, there are golf courses and much more.
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05-21-2009, 03:35 PM
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yeah, what the last post said was pretty accurate. Texarkana is full of nosy, nothing to do people. That smoke meth. Lots of losers here.
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