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Your ARCIT membership offers a strong voice and resource to the Texas State Legislature, Texas State Agencies and the Federal Government to promote the best practices of rural policies and programs while enhancing the quality of life for all rural Texans.
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Become a Member!
Your ARCIT membership offers a strong voice and resource to the Texas State Legislature, Texas State Agencies and the Federal Government to promote the best practices of rural policies and programs while enhancing the quality of life for all rural Texans.
Larger counties in Texas continue to grow at unprecedented rates, and as a result a considerable amount of legislative attention and action is being designed to benefit the larger communities without regard as to its impact on the rest of Texas. The needs of Texans living in rural or less populated areas are being pushed to the wayside, but the one size fits all legislative attitude does not work for everyone. It is the aim of ARCIT to ensure the voices of rural and smaller communities in Texas are heard and our members have a seat at the table when the legislature and agencies are making decisions impacting our communities.
ARCIT is the ultimate resource for rural and small communities in Texas to have one voice! Become a member today!!
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ARCIT gives rural communities a voice and a seat at the table in industry, politics, and decision making for our state.
Lynda Pack
Executive Director, Jacksboro Economic Development Corporation
Member Benefits - As an ARCIT member you have access to a range of programs and services available to your community:
- State Agencies: ARCIT works with state agencies to assure equitable and cost-effective access to programs impacting rural and small communities. ARCIT also works closely with the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) along with other agencies, statewide leaders and leadership at the State Capitol to ensure the voice of rural and small communities is heard and favorable actions are taken for regions of our state.
- Consultation: ARCIT staff is available for consultation regarding challenges your community is faced with and will work with each entity to ensure their voice is heard within the organization.
- Personal Attention: ARCIT is devoted solely to being an advocate for Texans in rural and under-populated areas. This narrow focus allows ARCIT to maintain intimate relationships with its members and offer unique personal attention to our communities and their leaders.
- Education: Each year the association will hold both an annual conference and regional meetings for the membership to provide dynamic conversation and insight with state and federal agencies, along with statewide leadership, to discuss the issues impacting your community and the state at large.
- Monthly E-Newsletter: Monthly newsletter on the ARCIT website regarding elections, policy changes and remarks from our members on the issues impacting your region.
- Rural and Small Communities Legislative/Policy Alerts: Legislative/policy updates through your ARCIT website. Members may view the ARCIT website for current information regarding issues impacting rural and small communities in Texas and important agency information which may impact your community.
- County Commissioner Continuing Education Credits at the association annual conference and regional meeting.
Annual Membership Dues

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Alice
Aransas County
Aransas County Nav. Dist.
Aransas Pass
Austin County
Ballinger
Bastrop County
Bastrop EDC
Bay City
Bay City CDC
Bayside
Bee County
Bellville
Bellville EDC
Big Lake EDC
Bishop
Blum
Bowie
Bowie EDC
Brazos County
Breckenridge
Brenham
Brewster County
Brookside Village
Brownfield
Cameron
Carmine
Carthage Improvement
Corporation
Cass County
Celeste
Centerville
Chambers County
Chandler
Charlotte
Cisco
Cleveland
Cleveland EDC
Coahoma
Coke County
Coleman County
Coleman EDC
Colorado County
Columbus
Coolidge
Cross Plains
Crowell
Cuero CDC
Daingerfield
Daisetta
Dawson
Deer Park
Dickens County
Dickinson
Dimmitt
Eagle Lake
Edna
El Campo
El Campo CDC
Fairchilds (Village of)
Falfurrias
Falls City
Fayette County
Florence
Garrett
Garza County
Giddings Chamber
Gillespie County
Godley
Goldsmith
Goldthwaite
Granbury
Grand Saline
Grimes County
Hallsville
Happy
Hempstead
Holland
Howe
Hudspeth County
Huntsville
Ingleside
Iowa Colony
Jacinto City
Jack County
Jacksboro EDC
Jayton
Jewett
Jones County
Josephine
Karnes City
Kendleton
Kenedy
Kimble County
Kountze EDC
La Feria
La Marque
La Porte
La Vernia
Lampasas County
Lee County
Leonard
Leon County
Live Oak County
Llano
Marlin
McCamey
McMullen County
Menard County
Mexia EDC
Milam County
Monahans
Monahans EDC
Morton
Navasota
New Deal
Nocona EDC
Northeast TX Municipal Water
District
Oldham County
Omaha
One Star Foundation
Palacios
Prairie View
Port Isabel
Post
Queen City EDC
Redwater
Refugio
Refugio County
Richmond
Riverside
Robert Lee EDC
Roberts County
Robertson County
Rosenberg
Runge
Sabine County
San Augustine County
San Benito
Seadrift
Simonton
Slaton
Smithville
Snyder
Somerville
Sweeny EDC
Tehuacana
Texas State SBDC
Timpson
Victoria County
Vernon
Waller
Waller County
Ward County
Washington County
Weimar
Wharton
Wharton County
Wheeler County
Whiteface
Whitesboro EDC
Wink
Wolfe City
Woodsboro
Woodville
Yoakum County
Yorktown EDC
Young County
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