Living in Laureles, TX: what to set up and who to call
Laureles has no town government of its own, so Cameron County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District. Power in Laureles comes from Magic Valley Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Laureles, 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 Laureles.
Power comes from Magic Valley Electric Coop
Magic Valley Electric Coop (Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Laureles. Its homes paid an average of 10.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 a month (its average across Texas).
Start or move service: magicvalley.coop · (866) 225-5683
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from East Rio Hondo WSC
East Rio Hondo WSC supplies almost all of Laureles. It draws surface water (EPA lists Harlingen Water Works System and City of Los Fresnos and Olmito WSC and North Cameron Regional Water Treatment F as sellers) and serves 24,756 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. TX0310096.
8 home internet providers serve Laureles
100% of 1,316 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 24% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, Fiber, DSL | 26% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Smartcom Telephone | Fiber | 12% | 5,000/5,000 |
| TS Network | Fixed wireless | 100% | 50/10 |
| VTX1 | Fixed wireless | 100% | 400/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 23% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Laureles’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Laureles.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Laureles is in Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District.
B+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
Laureles is unincorporated, so Cameron County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Laureles is in ZIP code 78566
ZIP codes where Laureles residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Laureles | ZIP’s residents in Laureles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78566 | Los Fresnos, 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 Laureles
Who supplies Laureles’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
East Rio Hondo WSC (EPA ID TX0310096). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Laureles?
Magic Valley Electric Coop (Magic Valley Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 10.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Laureles?
Spectrum, AT&T, Smartcom Telephone, TS Network, VTX1, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Laureles?
78566. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Laureles in?
Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Laureles?
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 Cameron 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.