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Texas AG Candidate Probes $110M Starlink Grant Corruption

7/10/2026

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Nathan Johnson, Democratic candidate for Texas attorney general, will investigate the $110 million SpaceX Starlink grant and warned it appears corrupt.
Governor Greg Abbott defended the grants as the fastest, cheapest way to bring high-speed internet to remote Texas communities.
Bryant Clayton said the grant-rule changes came at Abbott’s request after reviewing other states’ structures.
Eight fiber broadband firms wrote to the Senate committee alleging exclusion from the revised application process.

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Nathan Johnson, Democratic candidate for Texas attorney general, will investigate the $110 million SpaceX Starlink grant and warned it appears corrupt.
Governor Greg Abbott defended the grants as the fastest, cheapest way to bring high-speed internet to remote Texas communities.
Bryant Clayton said the grant-rule changes came at Abbott’s request after reviewing other states’ structures.
Eight fiber broadband firms wrote to the Senate committee alleging exclusion from the revised application process.