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Mattie Parker: “Rural Texas right now understands their critical importance…”

Featuring: Mattie Parker, Republican | Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas

The Future of Texas Families | Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker | The Future of Texas Ep. 6

Published April 14, 2026 | Video Starts at 44:36

I'm oftentimes back in my hometown at least once a month to go to the ranch. And I see that technology has been a huge opportunity for small communities. Rural Texas right now understands their critical importance to the overall Texas economy and the US Economy. Let's just take agriculture for instance, and our refocus on our Food systems and the importance of ag in agriculture in our farming communities. (44:36–44:43)

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Asserts that rural Texas is aware of its significant role in the Texas and US economies.

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“On average it's around 11 to 12 thousand dollars per pupil [spent] on K through 12 education.”
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“There's so much conversation around affordability and housing and healthcare.”
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“You're importing so much talent from, from all over the country, really all over the world.”
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“Texas 2036 exists [to examine] how we are doing on education policy and water policy.”
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“We have some of the worst outcomes for maternal health in the country.”
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“We have a very robust iron supplement deployment across North Texas at multiple sites.”
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“Goals around a 10 minute walk to park for all of our residents here in Fort Worth.”
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“Conservation of our open space and our tree canopy here in the city.”
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“Inflation, labor and materials is the biggest driver for why housing is so expensive.”
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“We attempt in Fort Worth from a zoning and regulatory standpoint to keep those barriers as low as possible.”
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“Investing additional money has been really effective in incentivizing private sector and homeowners.”
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