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The Reklaw handbook

Living in Reklaw, TX: what to set up and who to call

The City of Reklaw water system reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5. 78% of systems its size reported none. Oncor delivers the power in Reklaw, but in Texas’s open market you choose the company that sells it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Reklaw, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Reklaw.

Electricity

Power comes from Oncor

Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Reklaw.

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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Reklaw water system

The City of Reklaw water system supplies almost all of Reklaw. It draws ground water and serves 660 people in all.

5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5, the latest beginning Jan 2026. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile2.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 76% 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. TX0370039.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Reklaw

91% of 164 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 64% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Valor Telecommunications of TexasDSL87%200/20
CCECA BroadbandFiber56%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless59%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless40%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Reklaw’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Reklaw.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Reklaw or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Reklaw kids go to
PK–1GW Bradford Priin Rusk
2–3Rusk Elin Rusk
6–8Rusk J Hin Rusk
9–12Rusk H Sin Rusk

Reklaw is in Rusk Independent School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsReklaw’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereCherokee County Early Voting ClerkElections here are run by Cherokee County (county election office). Most of Reklaw (53%) votes here; the rest in Rusk County (47%). 138 W. 5th Street, Rusk, TX 75785 · (903) 683-8409FVAP, Jun 2025
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeteamrv-mvp.sos.texas.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Reklaw is in ZIP code 75784

ZIP codes where Reklaw residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ReklawZIP’s residents in Reklaw
75784Reklaw, TX100%61%
Area code936Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Reklaw

Who supplies Reklaw’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Reklaw water system (EPA ID TX0370039). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Reklaw?

Oncor (Oncor Electric Delivery Co.), an investor-owned utility.

What internet providers serve Reklaw?

Valor Telecommunications of Texas, CCECA Broadband, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Reklaw?

75784. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Reklaw in?

Rusk Independent School District.

How do I register to vote in Reklaw?

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 Cherokee 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.