Living in Inez, TX: what to set up and who to call
Inez has no town government of its own, so Victoria County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Industrial Independent School District. Power in Inez comes from Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Inez, 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 Inez.
Power comes from Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop
Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop (Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Inez. Its homes paid an average of 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $145 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: gvec.org · (830) 857-1200
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Arenosa Creek Estates water system
The Arenosa Creek Estates water system supplies Inez: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 94% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 75 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 12.1 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. TX2350042.
7 home internet providers serve Inez
99% of 1,167 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 75% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infinium Broadband | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 74% | 1,000/1,000 |
| TISD | Fixed wireless | 100% | 400/100 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/20 |
| Nextlink | Fixed wireless | 58% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 42% | 300/20 |
| MyJEC.net | Fixed wireless | 25% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Inez’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Inez.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Inez (66%) is in Industrial Independent School District; parts are in Victoria Independent School District (34%).
C+School 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
Inez is unincorporated, so Victoria County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Inez is in ZIP code 77968
ZIP codes where Inez residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Inez | ZIP’s residents in Inez |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77968 | Inez, TX | 100% | 78% |
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 Inez
Who supplies Inez’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Arenosa Creek Estates water system (EPA ID TX2350042). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Inez?
Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop (Guadalupe Valley Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Inez?
Infinium Broadband, TISD, AT&T, Nextlink, Verizon, MyJEC.net (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Inez?
77968. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Inez in?
Industrial Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Victoria Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Inez?
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 Victoria 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.