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Without a statewide broadband office and plan, new federal funding won’t close the digital divide in Texas

At the end 2020, Congress passed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that invests $7 billion in broadband initiatives, including support for low-income Americans, minority serving institutions, and broadband mapping improvements. Some Texans will certainly benefit from these federal funds, but the money does very little for our state’s rural communities and only buys time unless Texas makes some long overdue changes.