Editing Texarkana, Texas (section)

==Government==
===Local government===
According to the city's most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Fund Financial Statements, the city's various funds had $36.0 million in revenues, $37.0 million in expenditures, $18.9 million in total assets, $3.5 million in total liabilities, and $7.2 million in investments.<ref>[http://www.ci.texarkana.tx.us/contact.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103171223/http://www.ci.texarkana.tx.us/contact.html|date=November 3, 2013}}</ref>

===State government===
Though the city was historically [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]], Texarkana is currently represented by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] in both houses of the [[Texas State Legislature]]. The [[Texas Senate|state senator]] is [[Bryan Hughes (politician)|Bryan Hughes]] from District 1. State Representative [[Gary VanDeaver]] represents Texas House District 1.

The [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] operates the Texarkana District Parole Office in Texarkana.<ref>[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff1.htm Parole Division Region I] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928130938/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff1.htm |date=September 28, 2011 }}. [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved May 15, 2010.</ref>

The [[Texas Courts of Appeals|Texas Sixth Court of Appeals]] is located downtown in the Bi-State Justice Building.<ref>"[http://www.6thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/court/contact.asp Contact Information] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125194454/http://www.6thcoa.courts.state.tx.us/court/contact.asp |date=January 25, 2010 }}." Texas Sixth Court of Appeals. Retrieved March 10, 2010.</ref>

===Federal government===
At the federal level, the two U.S. senators from Texas are Republicans [[John Cornyn]] and [[Ted Cruz]]; since a remap in 2022, the city of Texarkana is part of [[Texas's 1st congressional district]], which is currently represented by Republican [[Nathaniel Moran]]. Much of the rest of [[Bowie County, Texas|Bowie County]] is in the [[Texas's 4th congressional district]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://redistricting.capitol.texas.gov/Current-districts#us-congress-section|title=Current Districts|website=Redistricting.capitol.texas.gov|access-date=January 29, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.txdot.gov/data-maps/reference-maps/congressional-district-maps.html|title=Congressional district maps|website=Txdot.gov|access-date=January 29, 2024}}</ref>

The [[United States Post Office and Courthouse (Texarkana)|Federal Courthouse]] (which also holds the downtown post office<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uspspostoffices.com/tx/texarkana/texarkana |title=Post Office in Texarkana, TX - USPS Hours and Location |publisher=Uspspostoffices.com|access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref>) is located directly on the Arkansas-Texas state line and is the only federal office building to straddle a state line. During his campaign for the presidency, [[John F. Kennedy]] spoke on the steps of the courthouse September 13, 1960, and so did President [[Jimmy Carter]], on October 22, 1980.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://txktoday.com/history/presidents-visiting-texarkana/|title=Presidents Visiting Texarkana|first=Field|last=Walsh|website=Txktoday.com|date=March 16, 2014|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref>

The [[Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana]], is a [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] facility in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] Bowie County just outside the southwest border of the city.<ref>[http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityAddressLoc?start=y&facilityCode=tex FCI Texarkana Contact Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527190750/http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityAddressLoc?start=y&facilityCode=tex |date=May 27, 2010 }}. [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]]. Retrieved June 2, 2010</ref><ref>[http://www.ci.texarkana.tx.us/departments/citycouncil/wardmap.html Ward Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127013114/http://www.ci.texarkana.tx.us/departments/citycouncil/wardmap.html |date=January 27, 2011 }}. City of Texarkana, Texas. Retrieved July 2, 2010</ref>