▁Republican ▁John ▁Rat cl iffe . ▁ ▁The ▁Federal ▁Cour th ouse ▁( which ▁also ▁holds ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁post ▁office ) ▁is ▁located ▁directly ▁on ▁the ▁Ark ansas - Tex as ▁state ▁line ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁federal ▁office ▁building ▁to ▁str addle ▁a ▁state ▁line . ▁During ▁his ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁spoke ▁on ▁the ▁steps ▁of ▁the ▁cour th ouse . ▁ ▁The ▁Federal ▁Cor re ction al ▁Institution , ▁Tex ark ana , ▁is ▁a ▁Federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Pr isons ▁facility ▁in ▁un in cor por ated ▁B owie ▁County ▁just ▁outside ▁the ▁south west ▁border ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁ ▁Tex ark ana ▁Regional ▁Airport ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Tex ark ana , ▁Ark ansas , ▁and ▁serves ▁general ▁av iation ▁and ▁American ▁E agle ▁service ▁to ▁Dallas / F ort ▁W orth ▁International ▁Airport . ▁ ▁Tex ark ana ▁Union ▁Station ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Tex ark ana ▁along ▁the ▁state ▁line , ▁with ▁Am tra k ' s ▁Texas ▁E agle ▁providing ▁daily ▁service ▁east ▁to ▁Chicago ▁and ▁west ▁to ▁San ▁Antonio , ▁continu ing ▁on ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁three ▁days ▁a ▁week , ▁with ▁intermediate ▁points . ▁ ▁The ▁Tex ark ana ▁Urban ▁Trans it ▁District ▁provides ▁bus ▁transport ation ▁to ▁major ▁areas ▁of ▁town ▁along ▁nine ▁different ▁routes . ▁Service ▁runs ▁from ▁ 5 : 3 0 ▁am ▁to ▁ 6 : 2 0 ▁pm ▁Monday ▁-