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A sign welcoming visitors to Big Lake. Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.

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.


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McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center at Texas Tech University in Lubbock on Nov. 18, 2022.
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Rusty Moore, general manager and Chief Operating Officer, of the Big Bend Telephone, at The Texas Tribune’s Rural Symposium in San Antonio, TX on Nov. 14, 2024.

Rural local governments unprepared for expansion 

The antenna's that connect to the internet come in all different shapes and sizes. Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.

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