Texarkana, TX

Texarkana is located in the north-eastern corner of Texas, on the Arkansas border, across which lies its twin city of Texarkana, AR. It is 180 miles north-east of Dallas, TX.

Teams that have played here

• Texarkana Nobles, Arkansas State League (1897)
• Texarkana, Southwestern League (1898)
• Texarkana Casketmakers, Texas League (1902)
• Texarkana, North Texas League (1905)
• Texarkana Shine-Oners, Arkansas-Texas League (1906)
• Texarkana, Arkansas State League (1909)
• Texarkana Twins, South Central League (1912)
• Texarkana Tigers, Texas-Oklahoma League (1913-1914)
• Texarkana Twins, East Texas League (1924-1926)
• Texarkana Twins, Lone Star League (1927-1929)
• Texarkana Liners, East Texas League (1937-1940)
• Texarkana Twins, Cotton States League (1941)
• Texarkana Bears, East Texas League (1946)
• Texarkana Bears, Big State League (1947-1953)
• Texarkana Gunslingers, Continental Baseball League (2008-2009)

Persons who were born here

• Scott Bittle, minor league pitcher
• Matt Blank, pitcher
• Melvin Bunch, pitcher
• Jim Hamilton, infielder
• Kentrell Hill, minor league outfielder
• Brandon Jones, drafted outfielder
• Eddie Mathews, infielder; manager; Hall of Fame
• Craig Monroe, outfielder
• Phil Norton, pitcher
• John Stilson, minor league pitcher
• Clint Stubbs, drafted player

Persons who died here

• Footsie Blair, infielder
• Durwood Merrill, umpire

Educational institutions located here

• Liberty-Eylau High School
• Pleasant Grove High School
• Texarkana College
• Texas High School