▁and ▁ ▁Red ▁L ick ▁Independent ▁School ▁District . ▁ ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁Tex ark ana ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁University – Tex ark ana , ▁a ▁four - year ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁University ▁System , ▁and ▁to ▁Tex ark ana ▁College , ▁a ▁community ▁college . ▁ ▁Religion ▁Tex ark ana ▁is ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁the olog ically ▁conserv ative ▁American ▁Bapt ist ▁Association , ▁whose ▁Mission ary ▁Bapt ist ▁churches ▁are ▁most ▁numerous ▁in ▁Texas , ▁Ark ansas , ▁Louisiana , ▁Oklahoma , ▁and ▁Mississippi . ▁ ▁State ▁government ▁Though ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁histor ically ▁Democratic , ▁Tex ark ana ▁is ▁currently ▁represented ▁by ▁Republic ans ▁in ▁both ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁State ▁Legisl ature . ▁The ▁state ▁sen ator ▁is ▁Bry an ▁Hugh es ▁from ▁District ▁ 1 . ▁State ▁Represent ative ▁Gary ▁Van De aver ▁represents ▁Texas ▁House ▁District ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁Texas ▁Department ▁of ▁C riminal ▁Justice ▁ ▁oper ates ▁the ▁Tex ark ana ▁District ▁Par ole ▁Office ▁in ▁Tex ark ana . ▁ ▁The ▁Texas ▁Six th ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁is ▁located ▁dow nt own ▁in ▁the ▁Bi - State ▁Justice ▁Building . ▁ ▁Federal ▁government ▁At ▁the ▁federal ▁level , ▁the ▁two ▁U . S . ▁sen ators ▁from ▁Texas ▁are ▁Republic ans ▁John ▁Corn yn ▁and ▁Ted ▁Cruz ; ▁Tex ark ana ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Texas ' s ▁ 4 th ▁con gression al ▁district , ▁which ▁is ▁currently ▁represented ▁by