Setting Up Utilities in Palestine, Texas

Because Palestine is in the deregulated part of Texas, electricity service is split in two. 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 you electricity. That comes from a retail electric provider you choose yourself.

That makes it worth shopping before you turn the lights on. The state's official Power to Choose site lists every provider serving the Oncor grid, so you can compare price, contract length, and plan type for your ZIP code.

Natural gas in Palestine is provided by Atmos Energy. Water, wastewater, and residential trash come from the City of Palestine, typically set up on one utility account when you move in. Properties outside the city may instead rely on a rural water supply corporation, so confirm for your specific address.

Providers report home internet service inside Palestine city limits over cable at 92% of homes, fiber at 82% of homes, licensed fixed wireless at 74% of homes, and DSL over copper phone lines at 19% of homes, out of 9,811 homes and apartments, according to FCC National Broadband Map data as of December 31, 2025.

At least 92% of homes have a reported wired or fixed-wireless option of 100/20 Mbps or faster, and at least 82% have a reported gigabit (1,000/100 Mbps) option.

Zito Media reports service to 94% of homes inside Palestine city limits, the widest reported coverage of any provider other than the satellite companies and the 5G home-internet carriers. Fiber is reported at 82% of homes.

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