Category: Socio-Economics
November 23, 2025
The goal of Community Conversation is to identify and/or highlight successes and problems. To celebrate successes, to contribute to the resolution of problems. For more information click here.
August 9, 2023
Updated September 2025 Proverbs 4:13 says Take hold of instruction, do not let go. Guard her, for she is your life. Proverbs 14:23 says In all labour [work] there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to...
November 9, 2021
A question being asked and has been asked for a long time across the nation is whether improper systemic partiality exists with respect to race and gender and what should be done about it. The same question should be asked...
August 25, 2020
The Texarkana Gazette on August 23, 2020 published an article about the Texarkana Courthouse Square Connections Project that is expected to cost $950,000 Plus. The project is basically to pretty up the area around the Federal Courthouse and Post Office...
May 17, 2020
On May 13, 2020 the Texarkana Gazette published an article entitled “Housing division going up on Arkansas side”. The article is about a new Arkansas housing subdivision at 2201 Arkansas Blvd that will contain about 20 homes whose price range...
April 16, 2020
Based on US Census information released for 2012 population data and 2012 business data, the following observations are made. Non-Black minorities reportedly comprise < 5% of the population for 2012. Therefore, since aforementioned Census Business Data lumps all minorities together,...
May 12, 2019
Of course, statistics are not intended to be precise. They provide insight into what is probably going on and what needs to be celebrated and problem areas that need attention. According to the Federal Government’s Bureau of Labor and Statistics...
May 10, 2018
Below are the poverty level data analysis for Texarkana Arkansas/Texas based on information as reported by the US Census available at factfinder.census.gov as of May 10, 2018. One should be mindful that statistics are estimates and do not purport to...
April 14, 2018
**Updated September 2025 **Note that I began this research in 2016. Most of my analysis and conclusions are rooted in the 2016 data. However, there is no reason to believe there has been any significant change in the data points...
