Paris, Texas

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===

Paris is served by four major highways:
*[[Image:US 82.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 82 in Texas|U.S. Highway 82]]
*[[Image:US 271.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 271 in Texas|U.S. Highway 271]]
*[[Image:Texas 19.svg|20px]] [[Image:Texas 24.svg|20px]] [[State Highway 19 (Texas)|State Highway 19]]/[[State Highway 24 (Texas)|State Highway 24]]
*[[Image:Texas Loop 286.svg|20px]] [[State Highway Loop 286 (Texas)|State Highway Loop 286]]

According to the [[Texas Transportation Commission]], Paris is the second-largest city in Texas without a four-lane divided highway connecting to an [[interstate highway]] within the state. However, those traveling north of the city can go into the Midwest on a four-lane thoroughfare via US 271 across the Red River into Oklahoma, and then the [[Indian Nation Turnpike]] from Hugo to Interstate 40 at Henryetta, which in turn continues as a free four-lane highway via US 75 to [[Tulsa]].

For public transit, Paris is served by the Ark-Tex Council of Governments Rural Transit District (TRAX). Local, fixed-route bus service runs hourly on weekdays between 6:30 am and 6:30 pm.<ref>{{cite web |title=TRAX: About the Transportation Program |website=Ark-Tex Council of Governments |access-date=30 November 2023 |url=https://atcog.org/transportation-programs/}}</ref> Dubbed the "Paris Metro", ''Texas Monthly'' has cited the town as a model for rural transport.<ref>{{cite web |title=What Can Public Transit Deserts Learn From Paris, Texas? |date=2023-11-28 |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/paris-texas-bus-route-rural-public-transportation/ |website=Texas Monthly |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> There is no intercity transit available in Paris. However, intercity bus routes can be accessed in nearby Mount Pleasant and Sulphur Springs. These services are operated by [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sulphur Springs, TX to Dallas, TX Bus - Affordable Bus Tickets |url=https://www.greyhound.com/bus-routes/sulphur-springs-tx-dallas-tx |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=www.greyhound.com}}</ref> and [[Trailways Transportation System|Trailways]].

Paris is served by two taxicab companies.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}} [[Cox Field]] provides general aviation services.