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📣CALL TO ACTION: TELL YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS TO SUPPORT #HB9!📶

Today, internet access is an essential utility for work, education, and our daily lives. But not everyone in #Texas has reliable internet access—there's a 'digital divide'. This must change. #txlege

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According to the recent #FortBendCounty Broadband Feasibility Study, only 50% of homes are serviceable by fiber internet (industry standard!) + most rural areas are underserved. Despite 90% of residents using the internet daily, only 25% are satisfied with their service.

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Texas House Bill 9 will change this forever.

#HB9 would create the Texas Broadband Infrastructure Fund, providing $5 billion to expand internet access in #Texas.

It is essential that Texas make a long-awaited investment to future-proof its internet infrastructure. 📶

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Today is the last day of #BlackHistoryMonth.

#FortBendCounty #Texas is home to a breadth of important Black history—and underrecognized history-makers.

Today, I rise to recognize #BenjaminFranklinWilliams, one of Fort Bend's first Black civic leaders.

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Williams (1819–1886) was born into slavery. As part of the slave trade, he was repeatedly uprooted and relocated across the southern United States, until reaching the Texas gulf coast region in 1859.
Here, Williams became involved in politics and quickly ascended as a formidable political leader – not just for his community, but for the entire state.

He served as vice-president of the Loyal Union League, a pro-Lincoln organization that mobilized Blacks and Unionists.
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