ORCA Awards Texas Rural Cities Grants From Community Fund
Austin based ORCA reports distributing federal funds from the Office of Rural Community Affairs to Texas small cities and counties. In May the Texas Community Development Program allocated 46.5 million dollars. Last week 3 million was granted to 15 rural jurisdictions from unallocated fund remnants. Bay City received 104,449 dollars among others.
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Austin - Orca
Texas
Office of Rural Community Affairs
ORCA
Robert J. Tessen
Bay City
ORCA funds eyed for rural Texas services rollout
The piece notes ORCA a rural aid agency from the 77th Legislature targeting health care housing and infrastructure with a regional fiscal distribution list including Crockett Polk Robstown and others. It also covers political sparring between Gov Perry and Comptroller Strayhorn and mentions state employee pay raise talks and ERS director nomination Ann Schwartz Fuelberg brings veteran oversight to a $20 billion trust fund.
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Combes
Crockett County
Edna
Fort Stockton
Grimes County
Pinehurst
Polk County
Ralls
Robstown
Rochester
Roxton
Trenton
Wellington
Wortham
ORCA
Mad
Rick Perry
Carole Keeton Stayhorn
Strayhorn
Perry
State Auditor's Office
Ogden
Senate Finance Committee
Steve Ogden
R Bryan
Texas Public Employees Association
TPEA
ERS
Ann Schwartz Fuelberg
Employees Retirement System
Fuelberg
Department of Information Resources
State Service
University of Texas
Texas Tech
High Plains Cotton Prospects Improve Amid Dryland Growth
A 2004 High Plains crop outlook shows good to excellent conditions in many areas with substantial dryland planting and favorable subsoil moisture. Yet Floyd, Swisher, and Briscoe counties report losses from June 21 hail, reducing 60,000 acres and threatening three consecutive crops. Officials note 3.6 million cotton acres, with 300,000 to 400,000 potentially abandoned, while moisture shortages and weather remain key risks. Resources from Texas A&M at Lubbock offer guidance on stand loss and replant decisions. The Texas Department of Agriculture also approves Lock-On for pink bollworm control with strict usage limits and safety rules.
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Shawn Wade
High Plains
Floyd County
Swisher
Briscoe
Texas A&m Research and Extension Center
Lubbock
Lubbock Center
Ubbock
Boman
Texas South Plains
Tamu
TDA
Texas
Texas Department of Agriculture
Dow AgroSciences
Texas Cooperative Extension
Chemical Dealers
Rural oral health gains need political will and action
Rural America faces fewer dentists and less insurance, with higher poverty and isolation. Experts suggest expanding Medicaid rates, using allied health providers, residency incentives in rural areas, and foreign-trained graduates to boost access. Progress requires coordinated policy effort and sustained commitment from policymakers and providers.
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National Advisory Committee On Rural Health and Human Services
National Rural Health Association
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
U.S
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Texas Press Association
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Thomas D. Rowley
Department of Health and Human Service
Surgeon General
Oral Health In America
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