Advocacy Action Alliance
Collaborative Advocacy to Elevate Rural Voices
About the Advocacy Action Alliance
The Texas Rural Health Advocacy Action Alliance, is a statewide member network designed to unify rural voices, strengthen advocacy capacity, and drive policy solutions that improve health access and outcomes across Texas.
The Alliance connects rural healthcare providers, organizations, community leaders, policymakers, and partners to advance shared priorities through collaboration, education, capacity-building, and coordinated action.
Together, we amplify rural needs at every level—local, state, and federal—ensuring Texas rural communities are heard, supported, and represented where decisions are made.
Key Focus Areas
Policy & Legislative Collaboration
- Driving coordinated state and federal policy engagement, aligned messaging, and actionable rural health priorities. Ensuring rural perspectives are included in state and federal policy discussions.
Strengthening Advocacy Networks
- Building a statewide coalition of rural health leaders who work together across sectors and across regions.
Advocacy Training & Resources
- Equipping members with the knowledge, tools, and confidence needed to be strong rural health advocates.
Community Impact & Storytelling
- Elevating rural stories to illustrate real needs, influence policymakers, and foster understanding across Texas.
How We Work
Connection, Collaboration & Statewide Engagement
TRHA builds a unified rural health network through:
• Quarterly Advocacy Action Alliance meetings
• Cross-sector networking across healthcare, EMS, behavioral health, public health, education, workforce, and community partners
• Collaboration on events, campaigns, and rural initiatives
• A statewide communication hub featuring updates, member highlights, training opportunities, and aligned messaging
Policy Awareness & Advocacy Support
Members stay informed and prepared through:
• Clear, timely state and federal policy updates
• Advocacy alerts and calls to action
• Opportunities to help shape TRHA’s statewide advocacy priorities
• Advocacy tools and guidance, including talking points, rural data, and template materials
Rural Story Collection & Amplification
TRHA helps elevate the lived experiences of rural Texas by:
• Supporting members in gathering and sharing community impact stories
• Showcasing rural voices through TRHA communication channels
• Using stories to inform and strengthen statewide and federal advocacy
What We Do
Facilitate
- Bring rural healthcare, workforce, education, and community partners together to identify shared priorities and coordinate advocacy strategies.
Advocate
- Advance unified statewide and federal advocacy efforts that elevate rural voices and influence policy decisions.
Strengthen
- Build rural advocacy and organizational capacity through leadership development, training, tools, and hands-on legislative support.
Share
- Provide resources, stories, and best practices to help advocates communicate rural needs and shape policy more effectively.
Have a Rural Health Priority We Should Know About?
We monitor rural priorities, but we rely on your community-level insight to know what matters most.
As a statewide convener and advocate, TRHA connects rural stakeholders, tracks priority issues, and lifts community needs into state and federal policy conversations.
Your insight helps us understand how we can support you.
Share your insight below.
Share a Rural Priority
Get Involved
The Advocacy Action Alliance is designed for collaboration and action. Whether you’re a rural health professional, policymaker, community leader, or advocate, we invite you to engage, connect, and contribute to shaping policies that impact rural healthcare in Texas.
The Power of Rural Stories
Programs & Resources
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Texas Rural Health Stories
A collaboration with NRHA to elevate rural voices and influence policy discussions. -
Advocacy Action Alliance Network
A collaboration with NRHA to elevate rural voices and influence policy discussions. -
Advocacy Training & Policy Forums
Events designed to equip rural advocates with knowledge, tools, and confidence to engage with policymakers. -
Texas Delegation Leadership (NRHA Policy Institute)
Supporting Texas rural advocates in bringing a unified rural message to Washington, D.C.
Stay Updated on Advocacy Efforts
Announcement: Launch of the Texas Rural Health Advocacy Action Alliance Quarterly Meetings
December 16, 2025
Announcement: Launch of the Texas Rural Health Advocacy Action Alliance Quarterly Meetings with kickoff meeting, TRHA will introduce the Alliance’s priorities, gather input from across Texas, and begin shaping a shared 2026 rural health advocacy agenda
AHEC Creates Local, Statewide, & Nationwide Impacts
November 18, 2025
The Big Country Area Health Education Center’s (BCAHEC) local work in the Big Country fuels statewide collaboration and contributes to national efforts that strengthen the rural health workforce and deepen partnerships across communities.
Developing Rural Physicians: SHSU-COM’s Rural Residency Program
November 14, 2025
Rural residency programs prepare physicians to practice where they’re needed most. Today, we’re highlighting one program that’s helping strengthen the physician workforce in East Texas.