Setting Up Utilities in San Augustine, Texas
San Augustine is one of the handful of East Texas towns that owns its power company: the City of San Augustine runs a municipal electric system through its Public Works department, and the state's Power to Choose site returns no competitive plans for ZIP 75972 — so there's no rate shopping, just one city account that also covers water and sewer.
Interestingly, Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative is headquartered here too, but it serves the rural county, not the city. CenterPoint Energy provides natural gas, Piney Woods Sanitation runs trash service for the city, and Optimum is the main internet provider.
Electricity
Single regulated providerSan Augustine has a city-owned electric utility managed by Public Works — the city is a Texas Public Power Association member, and Power to Choose returns no plans for ZIP 75972. Rural San Augustine County addresses are on Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative, which is headquartered in town but serves the countryside.
Provider: City of San Augustine Electric
Natural Gas
CenterPoint Energy (Entex)
CenterPoint Energy (Entex) serves San Augustine with piped natural gas, per the Railroad Commission of Texas's city table, with propane common beyond the mains.
Water & Sewer
City of San Augustine Water
Public Works manages the city's drinking water system; the account rides with your city electric service and supports eBilling.
Trash & Recycling
Piney Woods Sanitation (city sanitation department)
The city's sanitation service is operated by Piney Woods, with a solid waste transfer station on Highway 147 south of town next to the wastewater plant.
Internet
Optimum
Optimum cable covers about 47% of San Augustine, with rural fixed-wireless providers and satellite carrying the rest of the county. Availability varies by address — check the FCC map.
Check your address (FCC map) →Electricity: The City Is Your Power Company
San Augustine — Texas's self-styled oldest Anglo town — handles electricity the old-fashioned way: the city owns the utility. Public Works manages the municipal electric system, the city belongs to the Texas Public Power Association, and your power bill comes from City Hall on South Harrison, not from a retail provider. The state's Power to Choose site returns no plans for ZIP 75972.
The twist is that Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative is headquartered in San Augustine yet serves the rural county rather than the city itself — so an address outside the city limits means co-op membership instead of a city account. Either way, there's no plan shopping.
Gas, Water, and Trash
CenterPoint Energy runs the natural gas mains in San Augustine, with propane standard on the county roads. Water rides on the same city account as electricity, managed by Public Works with eBilling available. Trash is the city's sanitation service operated by Piney Woods, and the solid waste transfer station sits on Highway 147 south of town, past Mission Dolores.
Internet
Optimum's cable network covers about half of San Augustine, and rural fixed-wireless providers like Texas Rural Internet reach much of the surrounding county, with satellite options like Starlink covering the deep woods. Availability is address-specific, so check the FCC National Broadband Map for your exact location.
FAQ: Utilities in San Augustine
No. San Augustine has a city-owned municipal electric utility, so you set up power directly with the city — Power to Choose returns no plans for ZIP 75972. Rural county addresses are on Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative.
Inside the city limits, the City of San Augustine itself, through its Public Works department. Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative is headquartered in town but serves the rural county rather than the city.
CenterPoint Energy provides natural gas along the mains. The city manages drinking water on the same account as electricity, and trash is the city's sanitation service operated by Piney Woods.
Optimum cable covers about half the city, with fixed wireless and satellite covering the rural county. Check the FCC National Broadband Map for your address.
Sources & Verification
- City of San Augustine — Public Works (city electric and water)
- Texas Public Power Association — member utilities (San Augustine)
- City of San Augustine — Sanitation Department by Piney Woods
- Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative — service area (rural county)
- Railroad Commission of Texas — Natural Gas Service to Texas Cities (Table 1A)
- BroadbandNow — internet providers in San Augustine (Optimum)
- FCC National Broadband Map
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