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Rural Texas is at an inflection level.
For years, the state’s small cities have been shrinking. Drought has devastated crops. And this 12 months a wildfire destroyed greater than 1 million acres in Cattle Nation.
And but, Texans agreed to flush rural communities with billions of {dollars} to enhance infrastructure. Oil continues to circulate out of the Permian Basin at report ranges alongside innovation in renewable vitality.
Be part of us Nov. 13 and 14 on the College of Texas at San Antonio Downtown once we’ll focus on the place rural Texas is and the place it could go. The 2-day occasion will function ranchers and farmers, elected officers and civic leaders from each nook of Texas and throughout the nation.
Panel subjects, audio system and particular occasions will likely be introduced over the approaching weeks.
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