Editing Bowie County, Texas (section)

==Government and politics==
[[Barry Telford Unit]], a [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] prison for men, is in an [[unincorporated area]] of the county, near [[New Boston, Texas|New Boston]].<ref name="Unitprof">[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory/to.html "Telford TO"], [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]], Accessed January 8, 2014</ref> [[Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana]], is a [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] facility in unincorporated Bowie County, near [[Texarkana, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityAddressLoc?start=y&facilityCode=tex|title= FCI Texarkana Contact Information|publisher= [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]]|access-date= June 2, 2010|archive-date= May 27, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100527190750/http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityAddressLoc?start=y&facilityCode=tex|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ci.texarkana.tx.us/departments/citycouncil/wardmap.html|title= Ward Map|publisher= [[Texarkana, Texas|City of Texarkana, Texas]]|access-date= July 2, 2010|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110127013114/http://www.ci.texarkana.tx.us/departments/citycouncil/wardmap.html|archive-date= January 27, 2011}}</ref>

Bowie County is no longer one of the seven [[dry counties]] in the state of Texas. Both the city of Nash and the city of Texarkana (on November 6, 2013, and November 5, 2014, respectively)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/story/nash-texas-legalizes-alcohol-sales/d/story/iWtv0YAAKU6UY3gTFmCbOw |title=Nash, Texas legalizes alcohol sales - ArkLatexHomepage.com |access-date=January 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119213912/http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/story/nash-texas-legalizes-alcohol-sales/d/story/iWtv0YAAKU6UY3gTFmCbOw |archive-date=January 19, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://txktoday.com/news/texarkana-texas-voters-approve-beer-wine-sales/|title=Texarkana, Texas Voters Approve Beer and Wine Sales - Texarkana Today|first=Field|last=Walsh|date=November 5, 2014|website=txktoday.com}}</ref> have passed laws that allow the sale of beer and wine.

===Politics===
Bowie County had voting patterns similar to the [[Solid South]] up until 1976. The county has consistently voted for the GOP in each 21st century president election. The last Democrat to win this county was [[Bill Clinton]] of neighboring Arkansas, with which the county shares the [[Texarkana metropolitan area]], in both of his national victories.
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|27,122|9,282|307|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|27,116|10,747|398|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|24,924|8,838|840|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|24,869|10,196|339|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|24,162|10,815|209|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|21,791|11,880|89|Texas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|18,325|11,662|333|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|12,750|13,657|2,863|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|11,776|11,825|6,764|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|15,454|12,331|156|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|18,244|10,077|88|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|13,942|11,339|369|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|9,590|12,445|179|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|14,722|5,227|66|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|5,966|6,468|7,165|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|7,018|10,368|24|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|5,927|9,198|68|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|6,823|7,675|104|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|6,501|10,437|16|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,161|7,028|2,154|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|790|7,045|1,067|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,107|6,937|5|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|472|5,030|19|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|541|5,269|19|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|2,225|3,002|0|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|740|3,455|269|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|1,032|2,396|423|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|414|1,941|279|Texas}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|317|1,542|233|Texas}}
{{U.S. SenHead|place=Bowie County, Texas|Seat=1|source=<ref>{{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns) |website=Commonwealth of Texas by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/texas-senate-results}}</ref>}}
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{{U.S. SenRow|2024|Republican|26,219|9,405|573|Texas}}
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