Tour My Town

Texas Talk about split personalities! Texarkana has one foot in Texas and one foot in Arkansas. Located right on the border of the two states, Texarkana is actually two cities with the same name. It's where the south meets the west, and Hannah Storm got a taste of both sides, when she visited the area for The Early Show's "Tour My Town" series. Watch her report Texarkana might be two separate cities, but the people who live there don't always see it that way. When Ramona Humphrey wrote to invite The Early Show to visit, she said, "Most people who live here consider this to be one town despite the fact that there are two different states here." Start getting to know Texarkana through its official Web site . You'll also learn a lot from the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce. Its visitor guide has lots of interesting suggestions and explains the state motto, "Twice as Nice." And try your luck at the Texarkana trivia quiz. Location Texarkana is located on the border of Texas and Arkansas. The twin cities are connected by a man-made line, State Line Avenue, which runs through the center of Texarkana. Facts Tourist stop: Among Texarkana's unique features is its U.S. Post Office, the only one in the country to sit in two states. The building straddles Texas and Arkansas and has separate zip codes, 71854 for Texarkana, Ark., and 75501 for Texarkana, Tex. Built in 1932-33 the structure is both post office and federal building and features a base of pink granite from Texas and walls of limestone from Arkansas. Texarkana officials say it's the most photographed courthouse in the United States; second only to the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Population: According to the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce, the population of Texarkana, Ark., was 26,448 in 2000. The population of Texarkana, Tex., was 34,782. Liquor laws: If you want to buy beer or wine at a liquor store, you have to do so in Arkansas. The Texas side is dry. Government: Texarkana has two of just about everything: two city mayors, two city governments, two police departments, and two fire departments.