Straight Talk Texas #3: A Conversation about the Digital Divide in Rural Texas

Listen in as Texas 2036 President Margaret Spellings talks with Wynn Rosser, Ph.D, who is President and CEO of the T.L.L. Temple Foundation, a member of the Texas Rural Funders Collaborative and a key funder of Connected Texas. Living in Lufkin, Texas, and Texas 2036 is honored to have Wynn serve on our board. As the T.L.L. Temple Foundation focuses on building a thriving Deep East Texas, the conversation focuses on how COVID-19 has further revealed the digital divide that is prevalent throughout rural Texas.

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