Internet Outages in Texas by City
91.4% of Texas households have broadband, above the 91% national figure.
Internet access in Texas
Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
- Broadband subscription: 91.4% of 10,992,816 households (US 91%), 20th of 50 states (1 = highest).
- How homes connect: cable, fiber or DSL 74.1%; cellular data only 12.6% (US 11.5%); satellite 8.5%; no subscription 8.6%. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber to the home: available at 64.1% of 13,947,589 homes and businesses (US 55.9%), 15th of 50 states (1 = highest). Gigabit plans: 78%. Cable: 79.5%.
- Wireless: 5G at 35/3 Mbps covers 61.9% of the state's area (US 39.4%), 16th of 50 states (1 = widest); fixed wireless home internet reaches 85.2% of locations. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Cities we track: broadband is highest in Plano (96.6%) and lowest in Brownsville (86.1%) of 20 Texas cities on this site. Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 (table S2801)
- Fiber by city: Amarillo has the widest fiber reach among the cities we track (94.7% of homes); Mcallen the narrowest (35.1%). Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data
- Power behind the network: Texas electric customers averaged 1,271 minutes without power in 2024. Outages that long outlast the backup batteries in cable nodes and fiber cabinets. Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Plano leads; Brownsville trails. Source: Census ACS 2020–2024.
Texas is 2nd of 5 on fiber reach. Source: FCC National Broadband Map, December 2025 data.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in Texas, city by city
Listed for Texas: AT&T Fiber, Spectrum, Xfinity. Call the one on your bill; our internet outage guide covers the rest.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an internet outage in Texas right now?
Not on this site: no reports from Texas in the last 24 hours.
How many homes in Texas can get fiber internet?
FCC data for December 2025 shows fiber to the home available at 64.1% of 13,947,589 homes and businesses in Texas, against 55.9% nationally. Gigabit plans reach 78%.
What share of Texas households has no internet?
Census ACS 2020–2024 estimates put 8.6% of Texas households without any internet subscription, and 12.6% online only through a cellular data plan.
Which Texas city has the highest broadband rate?
Among the Texas cities on this site, Plano has the highest share of households with broadband (96.6%) and Brownsville the lowest (86.1%).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works