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Texarkana Woman Arrested on Child Endangerment Charges

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 5:33 AM

A Texarkana woman is facing three counts of child endangerment after police say she left her three young children home alone while she was at work.

A Texarkana woman is facing three counts of child endangerment after police say she left her three young children home alone while she was at work.

Officers responded to a welfare call in the 2600 block of West 13th Street around 7:15 a.m. on January 8. Police say they heard a baby crying and entered the home out of concern for the children’s safety.

Inside, officers found a 10-month-old and a 2-year-old in an upstairs bedroom. An 8-year-old child was not at the home at the time.

Investigators believe the children were left alone for up to three hours.

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