Texarkana Water Utilities (TWU) will begin a temporary change to the method of disinfecting our drinking water beginning July 19 and lasting about eight weeks. The water will remain safe to drink throughout the process. TWU normally uses chloramine, a…
Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) work crews will be making repairs to and resurfacing the main traffic lanes of Farm to Market Road 2240 (Moores Lane) between FM 559 (Richmond Road) and FM 1397 (Summerhill Road) during the next few…
Monday night Texarkana, TX City Council held a board meeting with all members including Mayor Bob Bruggeman. All minutes were approved, and several announcements were made regarding community events happening in the next few weeks. This Saturday, July 17th, the…
On Monday, June 14th, the City Council Members on the Texarkana, Texas side voted unanimously to approve the ordinance for an Entertainment District, which would create a seamless entertainment district on both sides of State Line. The ordinance was proposed…
The Texarkana, TX Farmers’ Market was awarded a grant of $2,000 by the Texas Department of Agriculture for marketing assistance. This grant was only available to Farmers’ Markets that received GO TEXAN certification through the Texas Department of Agriculture. The…
The Bowie County/City of Texarkana, Texas Joint Operations Center for COVID-19 remains functional but does not operate daily at this time. Local COVID-19 data regarding infection rates can be found at and vaccination rates can be found at https://tabexternal.dshs.texas.gov/t/THD/views/COVID-19VaccineinTexasDashboard/Summary?%3Aorigin=card_share_link&%3Aembed=y&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y.…
On Monday, April 26th the Texarkana, Texas City Council announced the appointment of former Assistant City Manager David Orr, PhD., as the Interim City Manager. His appointment comes after former City Manager Shirley Jaster celebrated her retirement last Thursday, April…
This Saturday, April 24, 2021 from 10am-2pm, the Wake Village Police Department will join other local agencies along with the DEA in the National Pharmaceutical Take Back Initiative. WVPD will set up a collection point at their police department located…
The City of Texarkana, Texas reminds residents that one cubic yard of bulk waste can be placed curbside free of charge with waste and recycling carts with normal waste collection weekly. “City-wide clean up efforts are underway this Spring,” David…
Beginning tomorrow, April 7, 2021, the walk-up vaccine clinic in New Boston will open operations at 10:00 a.m., instead of the original 9:00 a.m., and remain open until all vaccines allocated for each day are dispensed. The vaccine clinic is…
Bowie County Office of Emergency Management will partner with the statewide Department of Emergency Management to offer a walk-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic administering the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week in New Boston, Texas. The clinic will open daily…
The City of Texarkana, Texas Street Department will be performing maintenance on the intersection of Walton Drive and Frumkin Lane starting April 8th. Milling of the intersection will begin Thursday, April 8th and paving to begin April 12th, weather permitting.…
On Saturday, April 17th Texarkana will be participating in the statewide Don’t Mess with Texas Trash Off from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. This is an opportunity for non-profit organizations and residents to help cleanup area roadways and beautify the community. The City will provide…
The City of Texarkana, TX and the Texas A&M Forestry Service will partner together for their 7th annual Arbor Day tree giveaway on Saturday, March 6th. The event will begin at 9:00 a.m. at Spring Lake Park across from the…
To address recent rumors on social media, Texarkana Water Utilities has no plans to shut off the water supply. Both water plants are fully operational and meeting the current demand. However, there are a number of isolated water leaks that…
