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Abbott’s Tax Plan Promises Relief — But Puts Rural Texas on the Chopping Block
Last month, Governor Greg Abbott unveiled what he calls a “bold” plan: eliminate school district property taxes on homesteads and replace roughly $35 to…
 • Suzanne Bellsnyder
The Best Small-Town Economic Vision Is to Invest in Your People
Recently, our city council voted to annex a vacant lot and an agricultural barn into the city limits—believing this project will open the door for new…
 • Suzanne Bellsnyder
Help Us Keep Rural Journalism Strong in the Texas Panhandle
Dear Friends of the Texas Rural Reporter,
 • Suzanne Bellsnyder
When Service Becomes Power: Let’s Start a Bigger Conversation
Congressman Jodey Arrington (R-Lubbock) surprised a lot of folks last week when he announced he would not seek re-election.
 • Suzanne Bellsnyder
Big on Sound Bites; Short on Substance
Governor Greg Abbott’s Sunday night announcement came not from the State Capitol or a Texas small town, but from a backdrop overlooking the Houston…
 • Suzanne Bellsnyder
Kitchen-Table Issues: What Rural Texans Want From Their Leaders
The latest poll from the University of Texas confirmed what most of us living in rural Texas already know — people are less worried about partisan…
 • Suzanne Bellsnyder
Water is Life: Why Proposition 4 in Texas Deserves Your Attention
Voting is underway on 17 Texas Constitutional Amendments and Proposition 4 deserves your attention, because there is no greater need in Texas right now…
 • Suzanne Bellsnyder
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The Texas Rural Reporter provides commentary, research and news content on the politics of healthcare, education, culture, and economic development and it's written by a rural Texan who is living, working, and thriving in rural Texas.

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