Red Lick, TX

Red Lick is a Bowie County city in the Texarkana metro, with 946 residents in the 2020 census. It sits about nine miles northwest of downtown Texarkana, with Interstate 30 touching the southern edge but no direct interchange inside the city; drivers use Nash or Leary for the nearest access. That small bit of road geography tells you a lot about the place: Red Lick is close to the regional center, but daily routes still run through neighboring communities before reaching the interstate.

Red Lick Independent School District gives the city its clearest local institution, with Red Lick Elementary and Red Lick Middle School on the FM 2148 corridor. The city itself has a small downtown and a mostly residential map, while Texarkana supplies larger shopping and regional services. Red Lick is a compact edge city whose character comes from the school district, the road network, and the short drive to the Texas-Arkansas regional hub. That short drive shapes ordinary errands, too.