Texas is amazing thanks to Republican Senator Ted Cruz and Trump. Republicans are clearly doing a lot for our fiber strategy by giving more money to T's competitors.
Municipal broadband networks and fiber networks in general could get less funding under the new plans. Roth is "expected to change the funding conditions that currently include priority access for government-owned networks" and "could revisit decisions like the current preference for fiber,"
the Trump administration issued a directive that specifically named many federal programs that would be evaluated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). BEAD is one of the programs listed in the directive that told agencies to submit information about spending plans.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/trump-picks-ted-cruzs-telecom-chief-to-overhaul-42b-broadband-program/
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/trump-admin-rescinds-controversial-funding-freeze-after-two-days-of-protest/