FAMOUSLY
TEXARKANA
“I love telling people where I’m from. The water tower on the way into town says it all—‘Texarkana is Twice as Nice!’ I loved growing up there and I love when I’m headed back home for a visit.” David Crowder “It’s a great small town and I was blessed to grow up in a place with a strong sense of community—where people genuinely cared about one another and helped each other.” Sarah Huckabee Sanders TXK Roots— Texarkana Magazine
SONGS THAT MENTION TXK “All My Ex’s Live in Texas” George Strait
“Texas” The Charlie Daniels Band
“Texas Swing” Clay Walker
“Baton Rouge” Guy Clark
“Wanted Man - Take 1” Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash
“Call It What You Want” Tesla
“Way Down” Tim McGraw, Shy Carter
“Cotton Fields” Creedence Clearwater Revival
“Cotton Fields” Elton John
MOVIES THAT MENTION TXK 2 Fast 2 Furious A Perfect World American Psycho Elvis Norwood One False Move Return to Boggy Creek Smokey and The Bandit The Legend of Boggy Creek The Town that Dreaded Sundown The Town That Dreaded Sundown 2014 Vacation Walk The Line Zombieland
“East Bound and Down” Jerry Reed
“I’ve Been Everywhere” Johnny Cash
“Let’s Jump The Broomstick” Brenda Lee
“No Place Like You” Maddie and Tae
“Ride” Trace Adkins
“Southern Hallelujah” Trace Adkins
“Texarkana” R.E.M.
“(Texarkana was) a good place to grow up. It was a small town, but big enough to ‘spread your wings’ a little.” Collin Raye TXK Roots— Texarkana Magazine
“Texarkana Baby” Eddy Arnold
“It was a great town to grow
up in as a young kid because the pace of life was slow, and I was surrounded by so much love from my grandparents and family.” Dr. Otis Willaims TXK Roots— Texarkana Magazine
“I am just grateful that I had such a fun childhood in Texarkana. It’s the little things… I don’t take that for granted.” Molly C. Quinn TXK Roots— Texarkana Magazine
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