Setting Up Utilities in Crockett, Texas
Crockett is one of the Deep East Texas towns that actually sits in the state's deregulated electricity market. The city is on the Oncor grid, which means you don't get assigned a power company — you choose a retail electric provider and can compare plans before you sign up. (Rural addresses around Crockett are a different story: much of Houston County is on Houston County Electric Cooperative, which is headquartered here but doesn't serve the city itself.)
For everything else: CenterPoint Energy provides natural gas, the City of Crockett handles water and sewer, Piney Woods Sanitation collects residential trash under contract with the city, and Vyve Broadband reports the widest internet coverage in town (99% of homes on the FCC broadband map).
Electricity
You can choose your providerCrockett is in the deregulated ERCOT market on the Oncor grid: Oncor delivers the power and handles outages, but you pick your retail electric provider and can compare plans on Power to Choose. Rural Houston County addresses are largely on Houston County Electric Cooperative instead, with no plan shopping.
Delivery utility (poles, wires & outages): Oncor
Compare electricity plans →Natural Gas
CenterPoint Energy (Entex)
CenterPoint Energy (Entex) is the natural gas utility serving Crockett, per the Railroad Commission of Texas's list of gas utilities by city.
Water & Sewer
City of Crockett Water Department
Apply for water, sewer, and garbage service at City Hall; rural addresses outside the city are typically on a water supply corporation.
Trash & Recycling
Piney Woods Sanitation (city contract)
Residential garbage collection in Crockett is provided by Piney Woods Sanitation, the city's solid-waste contractor, with once-a-week automated pickup set up through your city utility account.
Internet
Widest coverage: Vyve Broadband
Vyve Broadband reports service to 99% of homes inside Crockett city limits, the widest reported coverage of any provider other than the satellite companies and the 5G home-internet carriers. Fiber is reported at 73% of homes. Full provider comparison on our Crockett internet page.
Check your address (FCC map) →Electricity: You Choose Your Provider
Unlike most of Deep East Texas, Crockett is in the deregulated part of the state's grid. Oncor is the transmission and distribution utility — it owns the lines, reads your meter, and is who you call during an outage — but it doesn't sell electricity. You buy that from a retail electric provider you choose yourself, so it pays to compare price per kilowatt-hour, contract length, and fixed-versus-variable rates on the state's Power to Choose site before move-in.
One wrinkle worth knowing: Houston County Electric Cooperative is headquartered in Crockett, but it serves the rural county, not the city. If your new address is outside the city limits, you may be a co-op member with one set rate and no plan shopping.
Gas, Water, and Trash
Natural gas in Crockett comes from CenterPoint Energy. Water and sewer are run by the City of Crockett — you apply at City Hall, and the same application covers garbage service, which Piney Woods Sanitation collects once a week under the city's contract. Rural addresses are usually on a water supply corporation rather than city water.
Internet
Providers report home internet service inside Crockett city limits over cable at 99% of homes, licensed fixed wireless at 99% of homes, fiber at 73% of homes, and DSL over copper phone lines at 50% of homes, out of 3,917 homes and apartments, according to FCC National Broadband Map data as of December 31, 2025.
At least 99% of homes have a reported wired or fixed-wireless option of 100/20 Mbps or faster, and at least 73% have a reported gigabit (1,000/100 Mbps) option.
Vyve Broadband reports service to 99% of homes inside Crockett city limits, the widest reported coverage of any provider other than the satellite companies and the 5G home-internet carriers. Fiber is reported at 73% of homes.
Availability is address-specific: check your exact address on the FCC National Broadband Map before signing up.
FAQ: Utilities in Crockett
Yes — inside the city. Crockett is in Texas's deregulated market on the Oncor grid, so you pick your own retail electric provider and can compare plans on Power to Choose. Rural addresses outside the city are often on Houston County Electric Cooperative, which has no plan shopping.
Oncor is the transmission and distribution utility that delivers power and handles outages in Crockett, but it doesn't sell electricity — you buy from the retail provider you choose. Houston County Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Crockett, serves the rural county rather than the city.
CenterPoint Energy provides natural gas. The City of Crockett runs water and sewer, and residential garbage is collected by Piney Woods Sanitation under the city's contract — all set up through one application at City Hall.
Apart from satellite and 5G home-internet carriers, Vyve Broadband reports the widest coverage: 99% of homes inside Crockett city limits in FCC data as of December 31, 2025. Other providers reporting at least 10% coverage: Kinetic, AT&T, Benton Ridge Telephone Company, Spectrum, Verizon Home Internet, and T-Mobile Home Internet. Availability varies by address, so check the FCC National Broadband Map.
Sources & Verification
- Texas Electricity Ratings — Crockett (deregulated, Oncor TDU)
- Houston County Electric Cooperative (rural Houston County)
- Power to Choose — compare electricity plans
- Railroad Commission of Texas — Natural Gas Service to Texas Cities (Table 1A)
- City of Crockett — Utilities (water & garbage)
- City of Crockett — Garbage Services (Piney Woods Sanitation)
- Allconnect — internet providers in 75835 (Crockett)
- FCC National Broadband Map
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