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Texas Contacts

USDA Rural Development Texas Contacts

Texas Rural Development State Office Contacts

State Director - James Redfield 
james.redfield@usda.gov 
(254) 742-9710

Deputy State Director - Matthew Armato 
matthew.armato@usda.gov 
(254) 742-9756

Administrative Program Director - Joanne Gillespie 
joanne.gillespie@usda.gov 
(254) 742-9783

Texas Rural Development Contacts by Program Area

Business & Cooperative Programs Director - Michael Self 
michael.self@usda.gov 
(254) 742-9779

Community Programs Director - Michael Canales 
michael.canales@usda.gov 
(254) 742-9787

Multifamily Housing Programs - General Inquires 
1-800-292-8293

Single Family Housing Programs Acting Director - John Powell 
john.powell@usda.gov 
(325) 201-9828

Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program - General Inquiries: 
  Lender approval or recertification question 
sfhgld.compliance@usda.gov 
e-Authentication 
eAuthHelpDesk@ftc.usda.gov 
GUS System 
RD.HD@STL.USDA.GOV 
(800) 457-3642, option 2, option 2

USDA Rural Development Texas Area Offices
Texas County Service Map
Texas Employee Directory

Texas Rural Development Area 1

Acting Area Director - John Powell 
john.powell@usda.gov 
(806) 468-8600

Amarillo Area Office 
6565 Amarillo Blvd West, Suite C 
Amarillo, TX  79106 
(806) 468-8600

Counties Served: Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Harley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, and Wheeler

El Paso Area Office 
11940 Don Haskins Drive, Suite E1 
El Paso, TX  79936 
(915) 855-1229

Counties served: Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, and Presidio

Fort Stockton Area Office 
2306 West Dickinson Blvd., Suite 2 
Fort Stockton, TX  79735 
* No staff assigned to this office, contact Amarillo Area Office

Counties Served: Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Howard, Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Reeves, Terrell, Upton, Ward, and Winkler

Lubbock Area Office 
6705 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 300 
Lubbock, TX  79424 
(806) 785-5644

Counties Served: Bailey, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Terry, and Yoakum

Texas Rural Development Area 2 Offices

Area 2

Area Director - Betty Soto 
betty.soto@usda.gov 
(830) 372-1043

Edna Area Office 
700 North Wells, Room 204 
Edna, TX  77957 
(361) 782-7151

Counties Served: Calhoun, Dewitt, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca, and Victoria

Fredericksburg Area Office 
1906 North Llano, Room 102 
Fredericksburg, TX  78624 
* No staff assigned to this office, contact Sequin Area Office

Counties Served: Bandera, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Medina

Georgetown Area Office 
505 West University Ave., Suite G 
Georgetown, TX  78626 
(512) 863-6502

Counties Served: Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, Llano, Travis, and Williamson

Sequin Area Office
999 Fleming Drive
Seguin, TX 78155 
(830) 372-1043

Counties Served: Atascosa, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Karnes, and Wilson

Texas Rural Development Area 3 Offices  

Area 3

Area Director - Betty Soto 
betty.soto@usda.gov 
(972) 542-0081

Henderson Area Office 
1305 South Main, Suite 103 
Henderson, TX  75654 
(903) 657-8221

Counties Served: Anderson, Camp, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Marion, Panola, Rains, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, and Wood

Hillsboro Area Office 
101 Industrial Loop, Suite 102 
Hillsboro, TX  76645 
(254) 582-7328

Counties Served: Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, Lampasas, Limestone, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Navarro, San Saba, and Somervell

McKinney Area Office 
1404 N. McDonald, Suite 300 
McKinney, TX 75071 
(972) 542-0081

Counties Served: Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, and Tarrant

Mount Pleasant Area Office 
1809 W. Ferguson Road, Suite E 
Mount Pleasant, TX  75455 
(903) 572-5411

Counties Served: Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Morris, Red River, and Titus

Texas Rural Development Area 4 Offices

Area 4 
Area Director - Roel Gomez 
roel.gomez@usda.gov 
(936) 634-9900

Angleton Area Office 
711 N. Velasco, Suite B 
Angleton, TX  77515 
(979) 549-0215

Counties Served: Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Matagorda, and Wharton

Huntsville Area Office 
2 Financial Plaza, Suite 745 
Huntsville, TX  77340 
(936) 291-1901

Counties Served: Chambers, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, Brazos, Urleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, and Washington

Lufkin Area Office 
1520 East Denman, Suite 104 
Lufkin, TX  75901 
(936) 634-9900

Counties Served: Angelina, Hardin, Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, and Tyler

Texas Rural Development Area 5 Offices

Area 5 
Area Director - John Powell 
john.powell@usda.gov 
(325) 201-9828

Abilene Area Office 
4400 Buffalo Gap Road, Suite 4150 
Abilene, TX  79606 
(325) 201-9840

Counties Served: Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Kent, Knox, Mitchell, Nolan, Scurry, Stonewall, and Taylor

Brownwood Area Office 
2608 Highway 377 South, Suite A 
Brownwood, TX  76801 
(325) 510-3725

Counties Served: Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Runnels, Shackelford, Stephens, and Throckmorton

Decatur Area Office 
407 Park West Court, Suite 100 
Decatur, TX  76234 
* No staff assigned to this office, contact Abilene Area Office

Counties Served: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Jack, Montague, Wichita Falls, Wilbarger, Wise, and Young

Ozona Area Office 
Crockett County Post Office Box 1149 
201 E 11th Street 
Ozona, TX  76943 
(325) 308-3030

Counties Served: Coke, Concho, Crockett, Glasscock, Irion, Kimble, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Reagan, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, and Tom Green

Texas Rural Development Area 6 Offices

Area 6 
Area Director – Roel Gomez 
roel.gomez@usda.gov 
(956) 383-4928

Alice Area Office 
711 East Main Street 
Alice, TX  78332 
(361) 668-8361

Counties Served: Aransas, Bee, Duval, Jimwells, Kennedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio

Edinburg Area Office 
2514 South Veterans Blvd., Suite 4 
Edinburg, TX  78539 
(956) 383-4928

Counties Served: Starr, Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy

Hebbronville Area Office 
1700 North Smith Street, Suite A 
Hebbronville, TX  78361 
(361) 527-3253

Counties Served: Jim Hogg, Brooks, Zapata, and Webb

Uvalde Area Office 
101 Weeping Willow 
Uvalde, TX  78801 
(830) 278-2014

Counties Served: Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, and Zavala