Living in Briar, TX: what to set up and who to call
Briar has no town government of its own, so Parker County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Azle Independent School District. Community WSC reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Apr 2022.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Briar, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Briar.
Power comes from Oncor
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Briar.
Start or move service: oncor.com · (888) 875-6279
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Community WSC
Community WSC supplies Briar: about 55% of residents live in its service area. Hills of Briar Oaks serves another 8%. City of Reno serves another 5%. About 28% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 4,629 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Apr 2022. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.4 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. TX2200044.
8 home internet providers serve Briar
93% of 3,269 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 66% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 71% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 66% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 62% | 1,000/200 |
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 6% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 52% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Briar’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Briar.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Briar (55%) is in Azle Independent School District; parts are in Boyd Independent School District (31%) and Springtown Independent School District (15%).
BSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Briar is unincorporated, so Parker County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Briar spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Briar residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Briar | ZIP’s residents in Briar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76020 | Azle, TX | 77% | 16% |
| 76023 | Boyd, TX | 23% | 23% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Briar
Who supplies Briar’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Community WSC (EPA ID TX2200044). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Briar?
Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Briar?
Nextlink, Frontier, Rise Broadband, Spectrum, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Briar?
76020 (77%), 76023 (23%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Briar in?
Azle Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Boyd Independent School District and Springtown Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Briar?
Texas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Tarrant County Early Voting Clerk. Check your registration at teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.