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East Texas nonprofit organizations and people who want to volunteer have a different way to get in touch: the Greater Longview United Way’s new website.
East Texas Cares, at www.etxcares.com, offers organizations from across the region to advertise projects and duties they need volunteers to help accomplish.
Northeast Texas has the state’s slowest internet speeds, least reliable internet connections and the highest average monthly costs for service, according to a survey released by the Texas Broadband Development
Jeff Johnson lives 15 miles outside of Gilmer in rural Upshur County. He’s been paying about $110 per month for satellite internet service, “and it ain’t worth a crap,” he