Like the state itself, the currently designated 84 communities that participate in the Texas Main Street network are diverse in many ways. They range from some of the very smallest communities in Texas to urban areas and they are spread all across the state. Of the currently designated Main Street communities, 54 have less than 25,000 in population and 30 have more than 25,000 population. Together, more than 2.5 million Texans live in these Main Street communities.
The diversity of Texas Main Street Program participants provides evidence that the Four Point model used nationwide by designated programs for more than 30 years can work for any community with a historic downtown. A nationally-utilized operational method is implemented in designated Main Street communities to help maintain focus on the issues needing attention, but it is truly the power of the residents, all working together for this common ideal of a revitalized historic downtown, that makes the program work. Volunteerism truly is the backbone of the Main Street effort. If you live in a Main Street community, we encourage you to become involved in your local organization and help make your downtown something of which the whole community can be proud!
To find out if you live in a Main Street community, please see our contact list of Current Participants.
We also invite you to ‘visit’ our Participating Communities in this slide presentation.
Congratulations to the following Texas Main Street programs which were named 2013 nationally recognized programs at the annual winter training held in January 2013 in Llano, Texas, a 10-year Main Street community. These programs were honored for achieving a record of annual progress operating under the Main Street model.
