County commissioners listened to a request for broadband funding from the ConnEctor task force that would help establish a nonprofit connector broadband office to better serve Internet access to residents.
During an Ector County, Texas, Commissioners Court meeting, Net Ops Communication made a case for using a portion of Ector County's $32 million of coronavirus relief funds to lay high-speed fiber-optic lines in the area.
Ector County commissioners acknowledged several community members Tuesday for their outstanding work during the winter storm. Author: NewsWest 9 Updated: 8:58 PM CST February 23, 2021
ECTOR COUNTY, Texas
Several people were recognized Tuesday for their tremendous charity during the winter storm last week.
446th District Court Judge Sara Billingsley, the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, John Herriage and Jamie Tisdale were each given resolutions from the Ector County commissioners commending their selfless work.
“Those individuals fed people, gave them warm places to sleep, took in animals just so they could persuade others to leave environments people were freezing in to have a warm shelter,” Ector County Judge Debi Hays said.