Setting Up Utilities in Texarkana, Texas
Electricity
Single regulated providerTexarkana is in SWEPCO's regulated, non-ERCOT service territory, so there is no competitive plan shopping. You set up electric service directly with SWEPCO at a regulated rate.
Provider: Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO)
Natural Gas
CenterPoint Energy
CenterPoint Energy is the natural gas utility serving Texarkana.
Water & Sewer
Texarkana Water Utilities (TWU)
The City of Texarkana provides water and sewer service through Texarkana Water Utilities (TWU), which serves both the Texas and Arkansas sides.
Trash & Recycling
City of Texarkana
Residential trash and recycling are handled through the City of Texarkana; set up service when you start your water account.
Internet
Widest coverage: Sparklight
Sparklight reports service to 100% of homes inside Texarkana city limits, the widest reported coverage of any provider other than the satellite companies and the 5G home-internet carriers. Fiber is reported at 68% of homes. Full provider comparison on our Texarkana internet page.
Check your address (FCC map) →Texarkana sits in the far northeast corner of the state, outside Texas's deregulated electricity market. Power comes from a single regulated utility — Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) — so there are no retail plans to shop the way Dallas or Houston residents do. You set service up directly with SWEPCO.
Natural gas comes from CenterPoint Energy, the City of Texarkana runs water through Texarkana Water Utilities, and Sparklight reports the widest internet coverage in the city (100% of homes on the FCC broadband map).
Electricity: One Regulated Provider, No Shopping
Texas's deregulated electricity market — the one where you pick a retail provider on Power to Choose — only covers parts of the state on the ERCOT grid. Texarkana isn't one of them. It sits in Southwestern Electric Power Company's (SWEPCO) regulated, non-ERCOT territory.
That makes setup straightforward: there's one provider, SWEPCO, at a regulated rate, and they're also who you call for outages. You won't find competitive plans to compare here — the trade-off for that simplicity is that you don't have a choice of supplier.
Gas, Water, and Trash
Natural gas in Texarkana is provided by CenterPoint Energy. Water and sewer service come from the City of Texarkana through Texarkana Water Utilities (TWU), which serves the whole twin-city area, and residential trash and recycling are set up through the city as well. It's worth confirming details for your specific address, especially near the state line.
Internet
Providers report home internet service inside Texarkana city limits over cable at 100% of homes, licensed fixed wireless at 93% of homes, fiber at 68% of homes, and DSL over copper phone lines at 31% of homes, out of 19,065 homes and apartments, according to FCC National Broadband Map data as of December 31, 2025.
At least 100% of homes have a reported wired or fixed-wireless option of 100/20 Mbps or faster, and at least 68% have a reported gigabit (1,000/100 Mbps) option.
Sparklight reports service to 100% of homes inside Texarkana city limits, the widest reported coverage of any provider other than the satellite companies and the 5G home-internet carriers. Fiber is reported at 68% of homes.
Availability is address-specific: check your exact address on the FCC National Broadband Map before signing up.
FAQ: Utilities in Texarkana
No. Texarkana is not in Texas's deregulated electricity market. Power comes from Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), a single regulated utility, so there's no retail plan shopping — you set up service directly with SWEPCO.
Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) serves Texarkana. It's a regulated, non-ERCOT utility, which is why residents here don't shop for a competitive retail plan.
Water and sewer come from the City of Texarkana through Texarkana Water Utilities (TWU). Natural gas is provided by CenterPoint Energy.
Apart from satellite and 5G home-internet carriers, Sparklight reports the widest coverage: 100% of homes inside Texarkana city limits in FCC data as of December 31, 2025. Other providers reporting at least 10% coverage: Kinetic, AT&T, Ritter Communications, Verizon Home Internet, and T-Mobile Home Internet. Availability varies by address, so check the FCC National Broadband Map.
Sources & Verification
East Texas guides
Region-wide guides that put Texarkana in context — where to go, what things cost, and how people actually live here.
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