TX-SEN: Can Jasmine Crockett's East Texas past give her an electoral boost in rural Texas? [View all]

When Jasmine Crockett’s friend suggested in 2006 that she move to Texarkana, the future congresswoman was unsure.

Born and raised in St. Louis, the recent University of Houston law school student had only ever lived in big metro areas. Located in the far northeast corner of the state, on the border between Arkansas and Texas, the town of 36,000 was foreign to her.

But Crockett listened, packed her things and moved to East Texas — an illuminating chapter that launched her political career.

“I tell people all the time that God clearly wanted me in Texarkana,” she said.



https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/26/jasmine-crockett-texarkana-east-texas-senate-election-2026/