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Development Incorporated, or AR-TX REDI. It is an or- ganization that will recruit new business and strengthen the economy so that existing companies will stay and expand. Fifteen-hundred folks from both states stood in the 90-de-
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gree heat [recently] as I joined Texas Governor Greg Abbott to announce the creation of AR-TX REDI in front of the federal courthouse that straddles the Arkansas-Texas state line. Te last time Arkansas and Texas showed this much togeth- erness was in 1975 when the Hogs, the Aggies and the Long- horns tied for the Southwest Conference Championship. I didn’t remind the crowd that the University of Arkansas
“out-Aggied the Aggies” that year and crushed A&M’s hope for an undefeated season. But that is football. We were in Texarkana to capitalize on the assets we have in common. We were celebrating coop- eration between the cities and the states that will fortify the region with new jobs and new business. During my brief trip to the southwest corner of our state this
week, I met people who work in Arkansas and live in Texas. Texans travel to Arkansas to shop or to see a doctor. Te state line is symbolic and not divisive. Tis new level of cooperation won’t require much adjustment for Texarkansans. Te payoff will be new and expanding businesses, more
he leaders of the twin cities of Texarkana, Ar- kansas, and Texarkana, Texas, are setting aside all rivalries in order to shore up the economy on both sides of the state line.
Tey have created the Arkansas-Texas Regional Economic
FROM THE GOVERNOR Texarkana: Two Cities with One Goal
jobs, and an emphasis on strength- ening the workforce through im- proved educational opportunities. Uniting for economic develop- ment is the right thing to do. I like one of the slogans they use
in Texarkana: “Two cities that are one of a kind.” AR-TX REDI will suggest ways to combine the workforces of the two Texarkanas. Tis will produce better opportunities. Together, we will be more successful. Regardless of the part of the state you live in, we should
Hon. ASA
HuTCHINSON Governor of Arkansas
remember that we can do more together by combining our regions to work together for economic development. And your growth and success will be your history and your legacy.
Asa Hutchinson
Te Honorable Asa Hutchinson Governor of Arkansas
Left: The federal courthouse in Texarkana straddles the line between Arkansas and Texas. It was the site on Sept. 4, 2018, of a news conference announcing the creation of Arkansas-Texas Regional Economic Development Incorpo- rated (AR-TX REDI). Above: Texas Governor Gregg Abbott and Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson pose for a photo.
COUNTY LINES, SUMMER 2018
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