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Support Texas Rural Reporter
Support Texas Rural Reporter
Rural Texas deserves journalism that starts here.
Texas Rural Reporter was built around a simple idea: rural Texans deserve consistent, independent reporting about the people, policies and decisions shaping our communities.
That means showing up for the stories that are too often overlooked — public education, agriculture, water, health care, local government, economic development, energy and the changing communities of rural Texas.
It also means telling the stories of the people and places that make rural Texas worth knowing.
Your subscription or membership helps make that work possible.
Subscribe
Subscriber — $8/month or $80/year
Become a regular Texas Rural Reporter subscriber and support independent rural journalism.
Your subscription includes access to Texas Rural Reporter newsletters and subscriber content, including our regular reporting, commentary, podcast and special projects.
Go Further: Become a Supporting Member
Supporting memberships provide additional funding for original reporting, travel, research, podcast production, data projects and the continued growth of Texas Rural Reporter.
Founder — $300/year
For readers who believe deeply in the mission of Texas Rural Reporter and want to help sustain the core work.
Founders receive all subscriber benefits, invitations to periodic virtual briefings and recognition as a Texas Rural Reporter Founder, if desired.
Sustaining Founder — $500/year
Sustaining Founders provide additional support for consistent weekly journalism, including reporting, the Texas Rural Reporter podcast and coverage from across rural Texas.
Includes Founder benefits plus early access to select special projects and behind-the-scenes updates about the work we are pursuing.
Become a Sustaining Founder — $500
Rural Journalism Circle — $1,000/year
Members of the Rural Journalism Circle help make more ambitious reporting possible — including deeper research, travel, public-records work, data analysis and special reporting projects.
Includes all Supporting Member benefits and invitations to special Texas Rural Reporter conversations and briefings.
Join the Rural Journalism Circle — $1,000
Leadership Circle — $2,500/year
Leadership Circle members provide significant annual support for the expansion of Texas Rural Reporter.
This level helps fund major reporting initiatives, travel across rural Texas, special projects and the infrastructure necessary to build a sustainable rural news organization.
Join the Leadership Circle — $2,500
Publisher’s Circle — $5,000/year
Publisher’s Circle members provide transformational support for the long-term future of Texas Rural Reporter.
These memberships help us invest in deeper reporting, broader coverage, improved digital and podcast production and the continued development of an independent news organization dedicated to rural Texas.
Join the Publisher’s Circle — $5,000
What Your Support Makes Possible
Your membership helps Texas Rural Reporter consistently produce:
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Original rural Texas reporting
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The weekly Texas Rural Reporter column
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The Texas Rural Reporter Podcast
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The Rural Texas Five
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Public-policy and accountability reporting
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Data-driven rural Texas projects
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Travel to communities and stories that deserve to be covered
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A permanent archive of rural Texas stories, people and history
Our goal is not simply to publish more.
It is to build a sustainable news organization capable of showing up week after week, year after year.
Independent Means Independent
Membership supports the journalism. It does not buy the journalism.
Texas Rural Reporter maintains complete editorial independence. Subscribers, members, sponsors and underwriters do not determine what we cover or how stories are reported.
Supporting members may choose whether they would like their names publicly recognized.
Help Build the Future of Rural Texas Journalism
There are plenty of people talking about rural Texas.
Texas Rural Reporter is committed to reporting from rural Texas.
If that work matters to you, become a subscriber or choose a membership level that fits the amount of support you would like to provide.
$8/month. $80/year. Or become a supporting member beginning at $300.
