Broadband /tags/broadband Broadband en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 15 Sep 2021 14:42:56 GMT People With Low Incomes Can Qualify For A $50-A-Month Internet Access Discount /2021-09-15/people-with-low-incomes-can-qualify-for-a-50-a-month-internet-access-discount The federal Emergency Broadband Benefit subsidizes home or mobile access for many who already qualify for federal anti-poverty programs like Supplemental Security Income and Medicaid. Wed, 15 Sep 2021 14:42:56 GMT /2021-09-15/people-with-low-incomes-can-qualify-for-a-50-a-month-internet-access-discount Shelly Brisbin, Alexandra Hart In A Rare Show Of Bipartisanship, Texas Lawmakers Try To Improve Broadband Internet Access /politics/2021-06-02/in-a-rare-show-of-bipartisanship-texas-lawmakers-try-to-improve-broadband-internet-access This weekend HB 5, or “The Texas Broadband Bill,� was one of the few pieces of legislation that passed with strong bipartisan support during an especially contentious legislative session. Wed, 02 Jun 2021 17:48:26 GMT /politics/2021-06-02/in-a-rare-show-of-bipartisanship-texas-lawmakers-try-to-improve-broadband-internet-access Pablo De La Rosa Passage Of Senate Bill Brings Texas Closer To Better Rural Broadband /politics/2021-04-09/passage-of-senate-bill-brings-texas-closer-to-better-rural-broadband "It establishes a baseline state-level policy plan, and infrastructure, that ... will allow us to solve the problem." Fri, 09 Apr 2021 23:33:57 GMT /politics/2021-04-09/passage-of-senate-bill-brings-texas-closer-to-better-rural-broadband Shelly Brisbin Lawmakers Say Texas Needs A Statewide Broadband Plan /texas/2020-09-30/lawmakers-say-texas-needs-a-statewide-broadband-plan From Texas Standard:The pandemic has been hard for everyone, but especially for those who don't have dependable access to high-speed internet. One thing� Wed, 30 Sep 2020 19:11:18 GMT /texas/2020-09-30/lawmakers-say-texas-needs-a-statewide-broadband-plan Michael Marks Two Bills Aim To Bring Broadband To Rural Texas /texas/2019-03-26/two-bills-aim-to-bring-broadband-to-rural-texas From Texas Standard:In the 1930s, a young congressman named Lyndon Johnson decided he wanted to do something grand � on the scale of his hero, Franklin� Tue, 26 Mar 2019 19:13:58 GMT /texas/2019-03-26/two-bills-aim-to-bring-broadband-to-rural-texas Morgan Kuehler Bridging the Digital Divide: Conference Aims to Bring Broadband Internet to All Texans /texas/2012-06-05/bridging-the-digital-divide-conference-aims-to-bring-broadband-internet-to-all-texans In Texas, nearly one million households still are not using the Internet. More than 38 percent of Texans are still not connected to high-speed Internet at� Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:05:51 GMT /texas/2012-06-05/bridging-the-digital-divide-conference-aims-to-bring-broadband-internet-to-all-texans Robb Jacobson Austin Loses Google's Ultra-Fast Broadband Project To Kansas City /business/2011-03-30/austin-loses-googles-ultra-fast-broadband-project-to-kansas-city We can still haggle over who has the better barbeque, but Kansas City, Kansas will indisputably have faster internet service in the very near future.� Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:33:26 GMT /business/2011-03-30/austin-loses-googles-ultra-fast-broadband-project-to-kansas-city Nathan Bernier