Democratic Party of Jeff Davis County
Issues -- Revitalization of Rural Communities
The Jeff Davis County Democratic Party believes our rural communities, along with the farmers, ranchers, small business owners, and others who live in them, deserve a bold political agenda to restore economic prosperity to the small towns and rural areas of our country.
We support rural values of self-reliance and devotion to God and country, the preservation of private property rights and separation of church and state, and initiatives to revitalize rural America, including farm policies that restore fair prices from world markets and address the current credit crisis confronting American agriculture.
A November 7, 2022 article in the Texas Tribune, Rural Texas is the state’s foundation. And it’s in jeopardy, summarizes the many issues facing Texas' rural communities, such as closing hospitals, teacher shortage, lack of high-speed internet, and climate change threats to agriculture. The article also provides some illustrative examples of the ways rural Texas is fighting back.
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Loan and grant programs for rural development are an important resource available to rural communities from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. See USDA Rural Development -- Key Programs.
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The Non-Urban Rural Caucus of the Texas Democratic Party has developed policy proposals to revitalize rural communities and agriculture. Their proposals include new approaches to financial opportunity, education, health care, environmental challenges, aging public infrastructure, resource development and technology, and governing. The Non-Urban Rural Outreach (NURO) Proposal is available at the Turn Rural Texas Blue website.