Texas' plan to use about $3.3 billion in federal money to expand broadband access was approved this week. Credit: REUTERS/Amira Karaoud Audio recording is automated for accessibility.

Texas will not begin spending the $3 billion right away. First, Internet service providers, nonprofits, and local and tribal governments have a chance to challenge federal maps that show where an ...

Lonnie Hunt, with his spotted map to visualize broadband availability in East Texas, at the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center at Texas Tech University in Lubbock on Nov. 18, 2022. Credit: Mark Rogers ...

Lonnie Hunt, with his spotted map to visualize broadband availability in East Texas, at the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center at Texas Tech University in Lubbock on Nov. 18, 2022. Credit: Mark Rogers ...

Even after Texas received and allocated billions of dollars for broadband, much of Kerr County still has limited to no cell ...

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced today that the agency will begin accepting applications for more than $3.8 ...

The sums to expand broadband in the Lone Star state are staggering: First, there is $461.7 million from the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021, part of Biden’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Within that context, Congress’s approach to the BEAD program—making sure that broadband maps are accurate; that state governments, who know their residents and needs best, develop thorough ...

At the same time, the state has awarded more than $1 billion in state and federal tax dollars for broadband investments. “The BEAD program has taken some time,” said Greg Conte, director of ...

As for the BEAD funding, Texas will not begin spending it right away. First, internet service providers, nonprofits, and local and tribal governments have a chance to challenge federal maps that ...

“The BEAD program has taken some time,” said Greg Conte, director of the Texas Broadband Development Office. “But what we’ve developed and had approved this morning shows how we’re ...

Texas won federal approval Tuesday to move forward with its plan to improve broadband internet access for the estimated 7 million residents who are not connected.