NTIA Gives Texas Until Oct. 27 to File Final BEAD Plan
Lone Star State wanted until Nov. 21.
WASHINGTON, August 25, 2025 – Texas’s broadband office will have more time to submit a final spending plan under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. The Commerce Department approved a new deadline of Oct. 27, 2025., rather than Sept. 4.
The state’s Broadband Development Office had asked for more time earlier this summer, citing legal constraints and the sheer scale of the state’s program. Texas was allocated $3.3 billion in BEAD funding, the largest slice of the $42.45 billion program.
Greg Conte, Texas’s broadband director, said in June the state had asked for a new deadline of November 21, meaning it got less extra time than it was looking for. California, also responsible for a sprawling program, was granted an extension until October 2.
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