From the Texas Comptrollers Office: Texas Broadband Development Office Newsletter - July 2024

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is one of the members of the state's plural executive.

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The comptroller is popularly elected every four years, and is primarily tasked with collecting all state tax revenue and estimating the amount of revenue that the Texas Legislature can spend each biennium.

In 2021 the Texas Broadband Development Office was created to provide guidance to the BDO regarding the expansion, adoption, affordability and use of broadband service and the programs administered by the office.

The Board of Advisors is composed of 10 members, is chaired by the Texas Comptroller and includes a representative of the BDO as a non-voting member. The other appointees come from the Offices of the Texas Governor, Texas Lieutenant Governor and the Speaker of the House.

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- HB 5 (87) Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas.
- SB 1238 (88) Relating to broadband development.

The newsletter highlights the effort of the office to obtain federal funding for broadband access, which fits within the subject of fiscal federalism.

Check them out: 

- The Broadband Development Office (BDO) published the BOOT II Notice of Funding Availability on July 11, 2024.

- The BDO launched the Texas Digital Opportunity Hub on April 29, 2024.

- The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) (PDF) for the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program on March 29, 2024.