Setting Up Utilities in Hudson, Texas

Hudson follows the Lufkin-area pattern: it's on the Oncor grid inside Texas's deregulated market. Oncor owns the poles and wires and handles outages, but you pick the retail provider that actually sells you electricity — comparing plans on the state's Power to Choose site is worth the few minutes.

Hudson adds one local requirement most towns don't have: when you move in or change electric providers, the city requires an electrical service inspection, requested through Oncor as a 'service reconnection/transfer inspection.' Build it into your timeline so the power isn't waiting on paperwork.

Natural gas in Hudson comes from CenterPoint Energy — the city is explicit that it doesn't provide gas or electric service itself. What the city does run is water and sewer inside the city limits (sewer reaches a limited number of homes outside), plus trash collection through its contractor Ecowaste Solutions, all set up on one city account.

Providers report home internet service inside Hudson city limits over cable at 88% of homes, fiber at 59% of homes, licensed fixed wireless at 58% of homes, and DSL over copper phone lines at 10% of homes, out of 2,190 homes and apartments, according to FCC National Broadband Map data as of December 31, 2025.

At least 88% of homes have a reported wired or fixed-wireless option of 100/20 Mbps or faster, and at least 59% have a reported gigabit (1,000/100 Mbps) option.

Optimum reports service to 88% of homes inside Hudson city limits, the widest reported coverage of any provider other than the satellite companies and the 5G home-internet carriers. Fiber is reported at 59% of homes.

Availability is address-specific: check your exact address on the FCC National Broadband Map before signing up.