Setting Up Utilities in Hemphill, Texas
Hemphill is one of the rare Texas towns where the city owns the whole utility stack: electric, natural gas, water, and sewer are all municipal services, billed together on one monthly statement due the 10th. There are no retail electricity plans to compare — the state's Power to Choose site returns no plans for ZIP 75948 — just one application at City Hall.
Garbage runs through a city contractor on the same bill, and Kinetic reports the widest internet coverage in town (99% of homes on the FCC broadband map).
Electricity
Single regulated providerHemphill owns its municipal electric utility — the city's own site confirms electric, water, gas, and sewer are all city-owned, and Power to Choose returns no plans for ZIP 75948. Rural Sabine County addresses are typically on Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative.
Provider: City of Hemphill Electric
Natural Gas
City of Hemphill Gas
Hemphill also runs a municipal natural gas system — gas is set up through the city on the same consolidated bill as electric and water. (Municipal systems don't appear in the Railroad Commission's investor-owned utility table.)
Water & Sewer
City of Hemphill Water & Sewer
Water and sewer are city-owned utilities on the consolidated monthly bill; rural addresses around Toledo Bend are on water supply corporations.
Trash & Recycling
Live Oak Environmental (city contract)
The city contracts with Live Oak Environmental for once-a-week polycart pickup — Tuesday or Friday depending on location — billed with the other municipal utilities; dumpsters are available by calling the city.
Internet
Widest coverage: Kinetic
Kinetic reports service to 99% of homes inside Hemphill city limits, the widest reported coverage of any provider other than the satellite companies and the 5G home-internet carriers. Fiber is reported at 19% of homes. Full provider comparison on our Hemphill internet page.
Check your address (FCC map) →Electricity and Gas: The City Owns It All
Hemphill, the Sabine County seat near Toledo Bend Reservoir, runs its utilities the way few Texas towns still do: the city owns the electric system, the natural gas system, and the water and sewer works, funding city services with the revenue. The state's Power to Choose site returns no plans for ZIP 75948 because there's no retail market here.
For a new resident that means one application covers everything, and one monthly bill — mailed the last week of the month, due the 10th — covers electric, gas, water, sewer, and garbage. Outside the city limits, rural Sabine County belongs to Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative, and propane replaces city gas.
Water, Sewer, and Trash
Water and sewer ride on the same city account, and garbage is collected weekly by Live Oak Environmental, the city's contractor, on Tuesday or Friday depending on location; dumpsters are available by calling the city. Around the lake, water supply corporations cover the subdivisions and RV communities.
Internet
Providers report home internet service inside Hemphill city limits over DSL over copper phone lines at 99% of homes, licensed fixed wireless at 81% of homes, unlicensed fixed wireless at 71% of homes, and fiber at 19% of homes, out of 757 homes and apartments, according to FCC National Broadband Map data as of December 31, 2025.
At least 48% of homes have a reported wired or fixed-wireless option of 100/20 Mbps or faster, and at least 19% have a reported gigabit (1,000/100 Mbps) option.
Kinetic reports service to 99% of homes inside Hemphill city limits, the widest reported coverage of any provider other than the satellite companies and the 5G home-internet carriers. Fiber is reported at 19% of homes.
Availability is address-specific: check your exact address on the FCC National Broadband Map before signing up.
FAQ: Utilities in Hemphill
No. Hemphill owns its municipal electric utility, so you set up power directly with the city — Power to Choose returns no plans for ZIP 75948. Rural Sabine County is on Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative.
The City of Hemphill runs its own municipal gas system — gas, electric, water, and sewer all come on one consolidated city bill.
Water and sewer are city-owned utilities, and garbage is collected by the city's contractor — all on the same monthly bill, due the 10th.
Apart from satellite and 5G home-internet carriers, Kinetic reports the widest coverage: 99% of homes inside Hemphill city limits in FCC data as of December 31, 2025. Other providers reporting at least 10% coverage: Texas Rural Internet, AT&T, Spectrum, and T-Mobile Home Internet. Availability varies by address, so check the FCC National Broadband Map.
Sources & Verification
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