Javascript array with a mix of literals and arrays

area[0].states[0]
area[0].cities[0]

var area = [
        {
         "State"   : "Texas",
         "Cities"  : ['Austin','Dallas','San Antonio']
        },
        {
         "State"   :"Arkansas",
         "Cities"  : ['Little Rock','Texarkana','Hot Springs']
        }
       ] ;

area = {
    "Texas": ['Austin','Dallas','San Antonio']
}

states = {}
for(var j=0; j<area.length; j++)
    states[ area[0].State ] = area[0].Cities

states["Texas"]

['Austin','Dallas','San Antonio']

var area =
{
    "Texas" : { "Cities"  : ['Austin','Dallas','San Antonio'] },
    "Arkansas" : { "Cities"  : ['Little Rock','Texarkana','Hot Springs'] }
};

area["Texas"].Cities[0];

<select id="states" size="2"></select>
<select id="cities" size="3"></select>

var area = [
    {
     "states"   : "Texas",
     "cities"  : ['Austin','Dallas','San Antonio']
    },
    {
     "states"   :"Arkansas",
     "cities"  : ['Little Rock','Texarkana','Hot Springs']
    }
   ] ;

$(function() {  	// create an array to be referenced by state name
 state = [] ;
 for(var i=0; i<area.length; i++) {
  state[area[i].states] = area[i].cities ;
 }
});

$(function() {
 // populate states select box
 var options = '' ;
 for (var i = 0; i < area.length; i++) {
  options += '<option value="' + area[i].states + '">' + area[i].states + '</option>';
 }
 $("#states").html(options);   // populate select box with array

 // selecting state (change) will populate cities select box
 $("#states").bind("change",
   function() {
    $("#cities").children().remove() ;		// clear select box
    var options = '' ;
    for (var i = 0; i < state[this.value].length; i++) {
     options += '<option value="' + state[this.value][i] + '">' + state[this.value][i] + '</option>';
    }
    $("#cities").html(options);   // populate select box with array
   }    	// bind function end
 );     	// bind end
});

var area = {
   "Texas" : ["Austin","Dallas","San Antonio"],
   "Arkansas" : ["Little Rock","Texarkana","Hot Springs"]
};

// area["Texas"] would return ["Austin","Dallas","San Antonio"]