/tags/rural-life Rural Life en-US Copyright Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:37:44 GMT /health-wellness/2025-04-03/ut-arlington-mobile-lab-rural-health-care UT Arlington's Mobile Simulation Lab will provide training around Texas' rural counties, the majority of which have health care shortages. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:37:44 GMT /health-wellness/2025-04-03/ut-arlington-mobile-lab-rural-health-care Kailey Broussard /news/2024-10-09/east-texas-rural-counties-broadband-access-dallas-fed As part of a program with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, the East Texas Council of Governments will receive guidance on how to execute more than 60 broadband access projects across its 14-county region. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-10-09/east-texas-rural-counties-broadband-access-dallas-fed Priscilla Rice /health-wellness/2024-07-01/rural-paramedics-are-making-routine-house-calls-to-avoid-costly-emergency-room-visits Experts say community paramedicine programs, which involve paramedics checking in on people with known health issues before an emergency happens, can cut costs and ease strains on health care systems in rural areas. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:45:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-07-01/rural-paramedics-are-making-routine-house-calls-to-avoid-costly-emergency-room-visits Travis Bubenik /education/2023-09-15/twu-says-new-health-sciences-center-will-bridge-gap-in-rural-care The $107 million center will serve students in health care fields such as nursing, occupational therapy and physical therapy. Fri, 15 Sep 2023 20:53:28 GMT /education/2023-09-15/twu-says-new-health-sciences-center-will-bridge-gap-in-rural-care Juan Salinas II /texas-news/2023-03-16/why-health-care-is-still-hard-to-access-in-rural-towns-near-texas-bigger-cities Bigger cities like Lubbock can unintentionally suck health care resources and professionals from smaller towns, creating what one local expert calls the “doughnut effect.” Thu, 16 Mar 2023 19:07:59 GMT /texas-news/2023-03-16/why-health-care-is-still-hard-to-access-in-rural-towns-near-texas-bigger-cities Jayme Lozano Carver | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2022-12-21/texans-are-dying-on-state-highways-every-day-especially-in-rural-dead-zones Fatal crashes in rural areas accounted for 51% of Texas’ 4,489 traffic fatalities in 2021, even though only about 10% of the state’s population lives in a rural area, according to data from the state’s department of transportation. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 15:47:20 GMT /texas-news/2022-12-21/texans-are-dying-on-state-highways-every-day-especially-in-rural-dead-zones Pooja Salhotra | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2022-11-07/rural-texas-is-the-states-foundation-and-its-in-jeopardy Downtowns are deserted, hospitals are closing, teachers are leaving. Every part of life in rural Texas is harder — but it’s worth saving. Mon, 07 Nov 2022 17:11:10 GMT /texas-news/2022-11-07/rural-texas-is-the-states-foundation-and-its-in-jeopardy Pooja Salhotra | The Texas Tribune , Jayme Lozano Carver | The Texas Tribune , Nic Garcia | The Texas Tribune , Allison P. Erickerson | The Texas Tribune /2022-elections/2022-10-31/republicans-have-historically-embraced-small-town-texas-now-democrats-are-catching-up About 3 million people live in rural parts of the state, and this year they’ve gotten more visits from Democratic candidates. Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:00:00 GMT /2022-elections/2022-10-31/republicans-have-historically-embraced-small-town-texas-now-democrats-are-catching-up Sarah Self-Walbrick | Texas Tech Public Media, Jerry Clayton | Texas Public Radio /texas-news/2022-09-12/a-new-west-texas-clinic-revives-health-care-options-in-a-rural-community A nurse practitioner is returning to his hometown to provide health care as rural hospitals close and it becomes harder to access preventive care. Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:52:27 GMT /texas-news/2022-09-12/a-new-west-texas-clinic-revives-health-care-options-in-a-rural-community Jayme Lozano Carver | The Texas Tribune /health-wellness/2021-12-21/the-other-texas-drought-rural-healthcare-in-jeopardy-as-hospitals-shutter 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. Tue, 21 Dec 2021 13:31:18 GMT /health-wellness/2021-12-21/the-other-texas-drought-rural-healthcare-in-jeopardy-as-hospitals-shutter Jayme Lozano, Kaysie Ellingson