Texas Office of the Comptroller
Federal Government Approves Texas Broadband Development Office’s $1.3 Billion Proposal to Provide High-Speed Internet Access Statewide
Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced that Texas’ final proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, a roadmap for investing approximately $1.3 billion to close the state’s digital divide, has been approved by the federal government.
Comptroller Hegar Letter to Congress
On March 4, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar wrote to Reps Craig Goldman (R-TX) and August Pfluger (R-TX) expressing his desire to quickly put Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment funds to work and return unallocated funds to the US Treasury. "As a passionate advocate for conservative financial management, I am committed to responsibly using taxpayer dollars and returning any unallocated funds back to the U.S. Treasury.