The Bringing Online Opportunities to Texas (BOOT II) Program has allocated $701.9 million in grants to extend broadband access to over 95,000 unserved locations in Texas. Administered by the Broadband Development Office, the program prioritizes counties with significant technology needs, with notable funding already finalized for 54,000 locations across 12 counties. The initiative emphasizes fiber technology for grants, ensuring providers deliver high-quality internet services. This investment is critical for enhancing healthcare, education, and economic opportunities for underserved communities throughout the state.
The counties selected for this program demonstrated a pressing need for broadband infrastructure investment, and this program will provide vital assistance to help these communities access essential online resources.
This historic investment will ensure that reliable, high-speed broadband - critical to health care, education and economic development - is available to every person in these counties.
More than $424.6 million of the $701.9 million Texas broadband grants have been finalized. This covers 54,000 locations in various counties.
Funding is available for one or two counties from each of 12 economic regions based on the percentage of locations without 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload service.
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