Lawmakers also approved a $15 million grant program to improve local mental health options for children and families.
The regular legislative session ended Monday, and all this week, we’re taking a closer look how certain issues fared – what passed and what failed.
Here’s the status of some key legislation affecting rural communities in Texas:
Building out broadband infrastructure
Around 7 million Texans don’t have reliable broadband services.
That means they don’t have internet that’s sufficient for most modern needs. For example, without broadband, you could not talk on a Zoom video call while someone else in your house streams a show.