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Funding Cuts Threaten $24 Million Rural Broadband Project

11/30/2025

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Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding for Henderson County, Texas, was reduced from $3.3 billion to under $1.3 billion.
The reduction threatens the $24 million Phase III project to connect rural residents.
Phase II is funded by $2.3 million from the American Rescue Plan Act.
County Judge Wade McKinney said the project is crucial for remote-area economic development.
No alternative local funding options are available.

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Story summary

Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding for Henderson County, Texas, was reduced from $3.3 billion to under $1.3 billion.
The reduction threatens the $24 million Phase III project to connect rural residents.
Phase II is funded by $2.3 million from the American Rescue Plan Act.
County Judge Wade McKinney said the project is crucial for remote-area economic development.
No alternative local funding options are available.