Texas: Home-rule cities can build and operate Internet access networks, but only to offer “data services” because the state outlaws municipal telecommunications services directly or indirectly. Mont Belvieu was able to clarify this interpretation of Texas law prior to building its network. Statute.
The municipal network in Pharr has distinguished itself among the handful of municipal networks in Texas in a city that was once considered one of the worst connected cities in the nation.
And like a number of other municipal networks, Pharr is offering low-cost high-quality 500 Megabit per second service for just $25/month and for qualified low-income households with a school-aged child in the home, gig-speed service is offered at no cost.