Texarkana council approves infrastructure contracts, airport credit renewal, historic markers and appointments
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Summary
At its April 14 meeting the Texarkana, Texas, City Council approved a consent agenda of infrastructure contracts, authorized a $3 million Airport line of credit renewal, approved a contract to update wastewater local limits, supported Red River Army Depot, confirmed appointments and passed a rezoning for Hampton Road.
The Texarkana, Texas, City Council on April 14 approved multiple items affecting street reconstruction, wastewater projects, airport financing, historic markers, board appointments and one rezoning after the consent agenda and subsequent roll-call votes.
Key actions approved by unanimous votes included:
- Consent agenda (approved as presented): minutes from the March meeting and three infrastructure items on the consent agenda including a contract with Tatum Estimating Co. Inc. for Westpark Boulevard reconstruction and a reimbursement to Arc Latex Real Estate LP; renewal authorization for a $3,000,000 airport line of credit with Farmers Bank; and a contract for South Wake Village Road sewer improvements in the amount of $485,690.20.
- Resolution 2025-047 urging congressional support for Red River Army Depot, a unanimous resolution in support of the depot’s operations and its regional economic impact.
- Resolution 2025-050 authorizing a professional services contract with Mead & Hunt, Inc. not to exceed $213,364 to update technically based local limits for three wastewater treatment plants; the Texas portion of the contract will not exceed $139,760.73.
- Several appointments and reappointments: Linda Hooks was reappointed to the Community Health Corps; Industrial Development Corporation appointments (Steve Mayo and an additional appointee noted by council) were announced by council; Jason Thompson was appointed to fill the remaining term of Matt Robertson on the Airport Authority through January 2026.
- Ordinance to rezone a 14.144-acre tract at 7970 Hampton Road from Single-Family 2 to Commercial was approved unanimously.
- Resolution 2025-048 authorizing applications for four Texas Historical Commission markers (City Hall, Albert Prince Marshall, the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819, and the Highland and Bingham Park historic district) was approved.
Votes on the consent agenda and individual resolutions were typically moved and seconded by council members during the meeting; full roll-call showed unanimous approval of the items above.
The council also set public hearings and a May 12 vote date for several zoning and specific-use permit items that require additional public notice and review; those items were not decided on April 14 and will return for public comment and formal votes at a later meeting.
Provenance: The consent agenda descriptions and dollar amounts were read aloud by the mayor; separate staff briefings introduced the wastewater contract and the airport line of credit; the council moved and passed the listed resolutions and the Hampton Road rezoning ordinance.
