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Rural Economic Assistance League, Inc. (REAL) was formed in 1973 and in 1985 initiated public transportation services for seniors and persons with disabilities. In 1995, REAL became a Rural Transit District and a political subdivision of Texas (which Texas Transportation Code Chapter 458 authorized) and therefore receives state funds for public transit services. REAL serves nine counties in the Coastal Bend area of South Texas, including Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Live Oak, Refugio, and San Patricio Counties.

As a Rural Transit District, REAL operates a demand-response service to serve the public transportation needs of the nine-county service area and microtransit service in Rockport/Fulton. REAL operates and coordinates public transportation services outside the service area to Corpus Christi on a daily basis and to San Antonio and Victoria on a regular basis. REAL partners with adjacent transit districts and the urbanized area transit provider for increased regional access, increased connectivity, and increased availability of services to the riding public. In addition, REAL contracts with regional brokers to provide non-emergency medical transportation for eligible residents. In response to riders’ needs, REAL has working partnerships and coordination agreements with multiple local agencies and organizations to provide transit services to their clients.

REAL manages four transit centers within its service area – Alice, Beeville, Falfurrias and Sinton – and operates maintenance facilities in Alice and Beeville. REAL maintains centralized administrative, reservations, scheduling, and dispatching functions out of its principal headquarters in Alice. The governing body of REAL Transit is a volunteer 12-member board of directors.

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Projects in FY2024-2028