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Rule is a small quintessential Texas town where life is laid back and affordable.

Located in the northern portion of the Big Country, Rule is a place kids can be kids, where people wave and say howdy to neighbors and visitors alike, where things don't cost an arm and a leg, and strangers quickly become friends.

The town boasts a city hall, park, post office, public school, numerous churches, RV park, B&B, Mexican taqueria restaurant, tex-mex restaurant, mexican food cart, two BBQ & catering services, antique shop, hair and beauty salons, a well-stocked convenience store & gas station, ATM machine, computer specialist, Amazon pick-up and drop-off, plumbing services, house painting, oil well services, storage units, car wash, carpentry services, house keeping, handyman services, well drilling, irrigation services, pest control, trucking, mobile tire repair, electric repair & installation, fuel sales & auto supplies, cooperative cotton gin and elevator. For more service information, visit our Explore Rule page.

Rule Independent School District has 150 students enrolled (PK, K-12) and is the cornerstone of our community.

City hall furnishes our citizens with an active government providing primary services. City council meets the first Thursday of every month and welcomes the public to be involved.

Our weather is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters, making for easy and pleasant "short days". Check out NOAA's 7-Day Forecast for the area.

We have around 500 residents in our town. The Average Household Income is over $52,000.

Everyone is invited to come see our Veteran's Memorial Monument honoring those who served our country.

Constructed by the citizens of Rule, chiseled into the monument are the names of more than 800 veterans of the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War.

​You may visit the memorial anytime at Slim Sorrells Park located on Highway 380 just a couple blocks east of city center.

William Rule, a railroad official of the Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway is the town’s namesake. ​

Haskell County is in the Central time zone (GMT -6). Town elevation is 1,680 feet. The area remains a center for Texas cotton, ranching, oil production, wheat and peanut crops. 

With mean prices of all housing units under $50,000, Rule offers reasonably priced homes available for sale. Add our inexpensive utility services and its the perfect place for folks wishing an affordable simpler, quieter, safer lifestyle.

You can find out more about Rule on Wikipedia.