Texas to Expand Internet Access and Flood Monitoring With $29M Grant

Jan. 22, 2026 – Texas’s Broadband Development Office awarded $29 million to the Lower Colorado River Authority on Tuesday, in efforts to expand high-speed internet for rural communities and advance flood-monitoring systems in Central Texas.

Established in 1934, the LCRA is a Texan conservation district that produces electric power, manages the lower Colorado River and oversees water supply.

As for broadband access, the LCRA also builds and operates fiber networks that private ISPs connect to in order to serve local homes and businesses.