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Texas telephone companies team up in lawsuit against Public Utilities Commission FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Downed utility poles litter the streets of Rockport, Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. (Kin Man Hui/San Antonio Express-News)Kin Man Hui, Staff / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Newly-elected House Speaker Dade Phelan speaks to the Texas House during opening ceremonies as the 87th Legislature gets down to work on January 12, 2021.Bob Dae...

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Changing Times, Funding Threaten Connectivity in Rural Texas As state subsidies for Internet and phone service access for rural Texans hang in the balance, rural telephone service providers are staring down the barrel of substantial funding cuts. Shutterstock/Pavel Ignatov As wireless providers move towards using data instead of voice calls, the Texas Universal Service Fund (TUSF), which is responsible for offsetting the high cost of connecting Texans across the state, has reduced ...