Texas Department of Agriculture

Todd Staples, Commissioner

Texas Broadband Task Force

In order to bring the tremendous advantage of broadband internet to even more Texans, the Texas Broadband Task Force will identify opportunities for, and challenges to, broadband deployment and adoption and facilitate the pursuit of federal funding opportunities.

Organization Representative
Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples
Texas Senate Troy Fraser
Texas House of Representatives Jimmie Don Aycock
Public Utility Commission of Texas Donna Nelson
Office of the Governor Toby Baker
Association of Rural Communities Donna Chatham
CTIA-The Wireless Association Jim Schuler
LEARN Michael Phillips
Technology Association of America Jeffrey Clark
TEXALTEL Charles Land
Texas Association of Community Colleges Rey Garcia
Texas Association of Counties Stan Reid
Texas Association of Regional Councils Penny Redington
Texas Cable Association Skip Ogle
Texas Cable Association Dale Laine, Jr.
Texas Economic Development Council Carlton Schwab
Texas Farm Bureau Kara Kelton
Texas Hospital Association Starr West
Texas Library Association Adam Wright
Texas Municipal League Frank Sturzal
Texas Rural Mobile Broadband Alliance Brent Byler
Texas State Technical College   Michael Bettersworth
Texas Statewide Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Delbert Wilson
Texas Telephone Association Leslie Ward
Texas Telephone Association     Robert Hunt

Advisory Staff
Office of Rural Community Affairs
Texas Agrilife Extension Service
Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs
Texas Department of Information Resource Centers
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Department of State Health Services
Texas Department of Transportation
Texas Education Agency/Regional Education Service Center
Texas Health & Human Services Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas Workforce Commission