no. look at a map. it is a city, shared by both Texas and Arkansas though.
The main difference is that Texarkana, Texas is located in the state of Texas, while Texarkana, Arkansas is located in the state of Arkansas. The cities share a border and are divided by State Line Avenue, which serves as the boundary between the two states.
Arkansas borders Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee and Mississippi. Little Rock is the capital city in Arkansas.
TEXARKANA
The city on the Texas-Arkansas border is Texarkana. It is unique as it is split between two states, with one half in Texas and the other in Arkansas.
Consider Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Or Kansas City, Kansas. Or Missouri City, Missouri. Or Iowa City, Iowa. Or Texas City, Texas. Or Florida City, Florida. Or Arkansas City, Arkansas.
Little Rock is the capital of Arkansas, which neighbors all those states. (That is the order of the states, counterclockwise from southeast and east.) Arkansas borders Mississippi, Tennessee, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. Little Rock is the capital city in the U.S. state of Arkansas.
Texarkana is a city in Bowie County, Texas, United States. It effectively functions as one half of a city which crosses a state line - the other half, the city of Texarkana, Arkansas, lies on the other side of State Line Avenue. The population of the city is 34,782 at the 2000 census.The city, along with its Arkansas counterpart forms the core of the Texarkana, Texas-Texarkana, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area, encompassing all of Bowie County, Texas and Miller County, Arkansas.
Arkansas borders Missouri to the north. Arkansas also borders Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, Oklahoma to the west, and both Tennessee and Mississippi on the east.
Arkansas borders Mississippi Tennessee Missouri Oklahoma Texas and Louisiana. Little Rock is the capital city in the U.S. state of Arkansas.
Little Rock -- both the capital and largest city.
If BOTH parents no longer reside in Arkansas, AND the children have lived in Texas for at least six months, simply register it at the county courthouse.