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The Lower Colorado River Authority will strengthen its flood-monitoring infrastructure following a $29 million grant from the Texas Broadband Development Office. The financing will also expand an existing high-speed internet network that the LCRA operates. (Courtesy LCRA)

$29M grant brings high-speed internet to rural Central Texas

By Joel Valley

The Texas Broadband Development Office awarded the Lower Colorado River Authority a $29 million grant that will expand high-speed internet access and improve flood-monitoring infrastructure throughout Central Texas.

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