Photo: Memer15151 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Hudson Bend, TX: what to set up and who to call
Hudson Bend has no town government of its own, so Travis County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Lake Travis Independent School District. Power in Hudson Bend comes from Pedernales Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hudson Bend, 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 Hudson Bend.
Power comes from Pedernales Electric Coop
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hudson Bend. Its homes paid an average of 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $153 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: pec.coop · (830) 868-7155
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Travis County Wcid 17 water system
The Travis County Wcid 17 water system supplies almost all of Hudson Bend. It draws surface water (EPA lists City of Austin Water & Wastewater and Lakeway MUD and Hurst Creek MUD and West Travis County Public Utility Agency as sellers) and serves 45,165 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.4 ppb. That’s higher than 79% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. TX2270027.
5 home internet providers serve Hudson Bend
99% of 1,614 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 13% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 72% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 74% | 300/20 |
| Hill Country Networks | Fixed wireless | 66% | 25/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 33% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hudson Bend’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hudson Bend.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hudson Bend is in Lake Travis Independent School District.
ASchool 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
Hudson Bend is unincorporated, so Travis County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Mar 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Hudson Bend is in ZIP code 78734
ZIP codes where Hudson Bend residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hudson Bend | ZIP’s residents in Hudson Bend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78734 | Austin, TX | 100% | 17% |
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 Hudson Bend
Who supplies Hudson Bend’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Travis County Wcid 17 water system (EPA ID TX2270027). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.9 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hudson Bend?
Pedernales Electric Coop (Pedernales Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 12.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hudson Bend?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, Hill Country Networks, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hudson Bend?
78734. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hudson Bend in?
Lake Travis Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Hudson Bend?
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 Travis 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.