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USDA Rural Development says it invested more than $1.2 billion in rural Texas in fiscal 2026
USDA Rural Development’s Texas office said the agency invested more than $1.2 billion in loans and grants across rural Texas in fiscal year 2026, part of nearly $25 billion nationwide, including $645 million for housing, $310 million for businesses, $104 million for water and wastewater and $11 million for community facilities.
USDA Rural Development’s Texas state office in Temple announced on Oct. 14, 2026, that the agency invested more than $1.2 billion in loans and grants in rural Texas during fiscal year 2026.
National total. The Texas figure is part of nearly $25 billion in rural community investments USDA Rural Development announced nationwide for fiscal 2026.
Texas breakdown. The release lists $645 million from the Single Family and Multifamily Housing programs, $310 million from Business programs, $104 million from Water and Environmental programs for drinking water, wastewater and stormwater, and $11 million from the Community Facilities program.
What the state director said. Texas State Director James Redfield said the projects range from water systems and electric grid upgrades to education, public safety, housing and small businesses in rural communities. Project-level data is on the USDA Rural Data Gateway (https://www.rd.usda.gov/rural-data-gateway).
Original source: USDA Rural Development Texas news release, USDA Rural Development Invests $25B to Strengthen Rural Communities Nationwide, Includes $1.2B for Rural Texas, Oct. 14, 2026 (https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDARD/bulletins/42f223d; https://www.rd.usda.gov/tx). Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words.
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Source: the public notice on this register NN-GOVEMAIL-20261014-TXUSDARD · USDA Rural Development Texas.
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