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Texarkana adopts police staffing rules and fees for municipal events

Texarkana Board of Directors · March 17, 2026
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Summary

The board approved a new public facility use policy setting minimum police staffing and hourly rates by rank (regular officers $55.73–$68.97/hr; sergeants $72.03–$74.90/hr; lieutenants $80.66–$83.52/hr) and defining staffing thresholds by crowd size.

Texarkana's Board of Directors adopted a policy establishing minimum police staffing requirements and associated hourly rates for events using municipal facilities.

Police and public facilities staff told the board the policy sets staffing by anticipated crowd size: under 500 people requires one officer; 500–1,000 requires two officers; for…

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