Opinion: Texas Right to Focus on Expanding Internet Access According to a November report of the Governor's Broadband Development Council, more than 900,000 Texans don't have access to broadband at home, and getting them connected may be a rare bipartisan issue for the state. by Houston Chronicle / February 12, 2021 Shutterstock/CrackerClips Stock Media Cleburne's Cafeteria, Gov. Greg Abbott offered up an array of emergency items last week appealing to a range of legislative appetites. For the red-meat lovers, he recommended that lawmakers consider two highly seasoned items: protecting "election integrity" (read: making it harder to vote) and punishing cities inclined to "defund" the police (read: