The coronavirus pandemic has underscored the need for reliable access to the internet and exposed the breadth of ways in which connectivity impacts daily life. Texas is one of only six states in the nation without a state plan for broadband development.

Friday afternoon before the Winter Storm Uri system arrived, my phone started ringing. Dairy processors were calling to ask if Texas Association of Dairymen could help them prevent a possible shutdown of natural gas supply primarily at our dairy processing plants across the state.