SCOPE: Texas Cooperative Extension is a member of the Texas A&M University System. Statewide, Extension employs 950 professional educators located at Texas A&M, 12 district and 250 county offices. Extension operates in a unique partnership with federal, state, and county government to address the needs of people in every community and provides education in food and fiber systems, environment and natural resources, family and consumer sciences, 4-H and youth development, and community and economic development.

PRIORITIES: Extension education focuses on the needs and concerns identified with the input of local residents through the Texas Community Futures Forum, held in 1999. * Economic Viability and Growth * Health Care * Developing Youth, Strengthening Families * Accessible, Quality Education for All