rural Texas

O’Rourke is hammering Abbott over vouchers on the campaign trail in rural Texas, where Democrats know they need to do better and where vouchers are a political hot potato for Republicans.

Rural Texas communities often don’t have the resources, technical experience, or ability to take on large amounts of debt to pursue state funds for water supply and quality projects. So, many simply don’t apply.

As they continue to deal with staffing shortages and student absences, some smaller Texas school districts are temporarily closing for at least a few days.

American Public Media Research Lab data shows that 24 rural hospitals have closed in Texas since 2005 — the most of any state in the U.S.

While Texas's booming metros will have more people representing them, that’s not the case in more rural parts of the state.

A first draft of the new congressional redistricting maps has been released, showing two new seats in metropolitan areas due to growing populations.

On a Tuesday evening earlier this month, outside Ralls’ City Hall, nearly two dozen residents waited in the 90-degree Texas heat. For two hours, they...

While Texas is responsible for educating more rural students than any other state in the country — nearly 700,000 — it’s not doing as much for those...

Fifteen million Texans lack access to broadband internet. Most of those Texans are rural residents, and many live in the Texas Panhandle.Now, as KERA…

From Marfa Public Radio: In the tiny West Texas town of Valentine, population 130, there’s no gas station, and it’s a 30-mile drive to the nearest...