Tacos 4 Life, a new taco joint determined to make a difference, is coming to Texarkana toward the end of the year or the beginning of the next. The difference is when customers order food, the restaurant kicks back some money to help hungry children.
With every meal customers purchase, the company donates 22 cents in a partnership with the charity Feed My Starving Children, according to company officials.
Austin Samuelson is the co-founder of Tacos 4 Life with his wife, Ashton.
The Texarkana location at Mall Drive off Cowhorn Creek will be the franchise's third in Texas and 15th overall. Tacos 4 Life has restaurants in Arkansas, Texas and
North Carolina.
The Samuelsons are also opening one in Tennessee.
The Texarkana location follows openings in Frisco and Waxahachie. Tacos 4 Life is partnering with local franchisee Toney Livingston to open the local restaurant.
"We've been honored to see the way each new community has embraced the mission and brand, and we are so excited to join another great community that will be home to Tacos 4 Life," a spokesman representing the company said. "Toney is the perfect guy to bring Tacos 4 Life to Texarkana, especially since it has been such a highly-anticipated location."
A former banker and youth pastor, Livingston lived in Texarkana for 14 years and has been involved with Tacos 4 Life since June 2017.