“Hearing from people who live and work in rural Texas is so important,” said Kelty Garbee, executive director of Texas Rural Funders, an organization that works to improve the lives of rural Texans. While her newspapers are focused on facts and record-keeping, her Substack, the Texas Rural Reporter, is where opinions fly. They didn’t win the war, but she said they were able to protect rural Texas the best they could. The organization focuses on being a resource for rural Texas through rural media content, building a network of rural newspaper editors, and doing community engagement. And, as elected officials shift priorities, the need for a policy agenda specifically for rural Texas becomes clearer.