rural broadband

USDA adds $26 million more to Texas broadband expansion projects

The Agriculture Department announced recently an additional $401 million for high-speed internet access in rural communities would soon be distributed to various companies nationwide.  Of that, two Texas companies will receive $26.41 million in grants, USDA reported. The first grant, totaling $16.

Connected Nation released broadband survey findings

Representatives from the nonprofit Connected Nation met with several local and regional officials in Cuero last week for the much-anticipated release of the group’s broadband internet survey findings, having completed their surveys earlier this year in both Lavaca and DeWitt counties.

Comptroller: Texas could see as much as $4 billion in fed broadband funding

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar recently reached out to National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to inform them of Texas’ plans to participate in that agency’s Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program soon.