November 12, 1880

The city government of Texarkana (Miller County) was established, and H. W. Beidler was elected mayor. Texarkana is in the southwest corner of Arkansas at the junction of Interstate 30 and U.S. 59, 67, 71, and 82. Its two separate municipalities—Texarkana, Arkansas, and Texarkana, Texas—sometimes function as one city. The name is a composite of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana (though Louisiana is thirty miles away). Texarkana is the Miller County seat and is home to the only Federal Building and post office situated in two states. The city motto is “Twice as Nice.”