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1. How do I make an Open Records/FOI request?

The City Secretary’s Office will need the following in order to process a request for information under the PIA:

A request in writing
Specific information identified in the request
Contact name, phone number, and address
A request emailed, mailed, faxed or hand delivered to City Hall

Public Information or data requests, sent by email or fax, to other staff within the City will be processed as time permits. For these requests, please refer to the City’s Master Fee List on our website as copy and processing charges may apply.

Please send Public Information Requests to:

Office of the City Secretary
Jennifer Evans, City Secretary
City of Texarkana, Texas
220 Texas Blvd.
Texarkana, TX 75501

Phone: 903-798-3930
Fax: 903-798-3448

If the request is for Municipal Court documents send to:
Jean Ann Yeager
yeagerj@txkusa.org or Phone: 903-798-3008

If the request is for Police Department records send to:
Phone: 903-798-3136
Fax: 903-793-3664

2. Where is city hall?

We are located at the Texas Municipal Building:
West 3rd and Texas Blvd.
Texarkana, TX 75501

3. What is the City of Texarkana, Texas' mailing address?

City of Texarkana, Texas 220 Texas Boulevard, Texarkana, Texas 75501

4. Where do I pay my water bill?

Our service department is located at 801 Wood Street, and is open from Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Our drive-thru window is open Monday-Friday, from 7:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.

5. What holidays do city offices observe?

City Holidays include:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Good Friday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Day after Week Day Christmas

6. How can I contact the mayor or city council members?

Call city hall at 903-798-3900, or visit the City Council page to find contact information. 

7. Where do I get a birth and / or death certificate?

Contact Vital Statistics Office at 220 Texas Boulevard (corner of 3rd and Texas Boulevard,) or call 903-798-3900.

8. How do I vote early for a city election?

Early voting:

• Mail Ballot
You must be 65 years of age or older.Disabled (If 65 or older, or disabled the ballot must be mailed to either retirement center, nursing home, hospital, or a relative.)Confinement in jailExpected absence from county on election day (ballot must be mailed to expected location)

• Vote in Person
Voting will be held at city hall prior to election.

9. Do I need a garage sale/estate sale permit?

No, there are no permits currently being issued for garage sales or estate sales. Sales are limited to two annual per address. Please pick up your signs and promotional flyers after the event. 

10. What is the number to the Chamber of Commerce?

Ph: 903-792-7191

11. Whom do I call for a marriage license?

Call the Bowie County Clerk, at 903-628-6746.

12. How do I find out who owns a certain piece of property?

Check with the Bowie County Appraisal District, at 903-793-8936.

13. How do I get an item on the City Council Agenda?

Contact the City Manager's Office, at 903-798-3930.