Press Releases

Eastex Breaks Ground on Fiber Network Expansion in Hudson Chapel and Maydelle

Henderson, Texas — May 12, 2026— Eastex Telephone Cooperative, Inc. is proud to announce the official groundbreaking of its fiber network expansion in the Hudson Chapel and Maydelle communities, made possible through funding from the United States Department of Agriculture’s USDA ReConnect Program.

USDA Administrator Andrew Berke Visits Eastex Telephone Cooperative to Discuss Importance of Rural Broadband Investments

Eastex Awarded $25 Million USDA ReConnect Round 4 Grant

HENDERSON, TX – September 18, 2023 - Eastex Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (“Eastex”) is pleased to announce it has been awarded $25 million in grant funding from the USDA’s Rural Utility Service ReConnect Round 4 program. Combined with Eastex’s investment of $8.4 million, these funds will be used to deliver high-speed fiber-to-the-premises Internet service to Eastex’s existing customers in the socially vulnerable communities of Maydelle and Hudson Chapel within Cherokee and Anderson Counties.