Texas Department of Rural Affairs

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The Texas Department of Rural Affairs (TDRA) was a state agency of Texas. Its headquarters were in Suite 220 in the Stephen F. Austin State Office Building in Austin."[http://www.tdra.state.tx.us/TxDRA/tdraFwHome2/Fieldoffice2.aspx TDRA Field Offices] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820001103/http://www.tdra.state.tx.us/TxDRA/tdraFwHome2/Fieldoffice2.aspx |date=2011-08-20 }}." Texas Department of Rural Affairs. Retrieved on August 26, 2011. "TDRA Headquarters (Austin, Texas) Physical Address 1700 N. Congress Ave., Suite 220 Austin, Texas 78701 " The department began as the Office of Community Rule Affairs (ORCA) in 2001 to assist rural communities, and was renamed in 2009.{{Cite web|title=Texas Department of Rural Affairs {{!}} Texas Sunset Commission|url=https://www.sunset.texas.gov/reviews-and-reports/agencies/texas-department-rural-affairs|access-date=2021-05-16|website=www.sunset.texas.gov}}

In 2011, the agency was closed and absorbed by the Texas Department of Agriculture.{{Cite web|last=Eaton|first=Tim|title=With closing of agency, worries about services for rural Texans|url=https://www.statesman.com/article/20110710/NEWS/307109788|access-date=2021-05-16|website=Austin American-Statesman|language=en}}