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Texas has billions pledged to expand broadband. Spending it is taking a while.
Despite the efforts of local governments and others, the move to provide internet access to millions of Texans has been slow and faces new challenges.
All these hurdles and more have delayed the longtime goal of connecting the entire state and opening up the possibilities of telehealth, remote work, and quality broadband service to a growing population. After being completely bypassed for earlier funding, Rio Grande Valley leaders are urging the state not to rely on the federal maps for future grant decisions, fearing the region will be overlooked again. They argue that continued reliance on the federal maps would be a failure by the state to fulfill the requirements under the infrastructure law to support areas with high poverty rates, said Jordana Barton-Garcia, director of the broadband coalition.
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