The Settlement Historic District · Photo: Jim Evans · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Texas City, TX: what to set up and who to call
The City of Texas City water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Jul 2023. For home internet, most of Texas City can choose between Xfinity and AT&T.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Texas City, 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 Texas City.
Power comes from Entergy Texas
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Texas City. Its homes paid an average of 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 a month (its average across Texas State).
Start or move service: entergy-texas.com · (800) 368-3749
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Texas City water system
The City of Texas City water system supplies almost all of Texas City. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Gulf Coast Water Authority Tx City as seller) and serves 61,541 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Jul 2023. 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 ppb. That’s lower than 61% 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. TX0840008.
7 home internet providers serve Texas City
99% of 18,424 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 60% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 71% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 8% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Centric Fiber | Fiber | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 57% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Texas City
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Texas City, from the town’s own site.
Biosphere 1 Recycle Center
- Mon8 am–4 pm
- Tue8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Thu8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–4 pm
- Sunnoon–4 pm
Biosphere 1 Recycle Center
3301 25th Avenue N, Texas City, TX 77590
From texascitytx.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Texas City (51%) is in Dickinson Independent School District; parts are in Texas City Independent School District (48%).
CSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Texas City spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Texas City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Texas City | ZIP’s residents in Texas City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77590 | Texas City, TX | 59% | 99% |
| 77591 | Texas City, TX | 33% | 100% |
| 77568 | La Marque, TX | 4% | 11% |
| 77539 | Dickinson, TX | 3% | 4% |
A few homes fall in 77518. 77592 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Texas City
Who supplies Texas City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Texas City water system (EPA ID TX0840008). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Texas City?
Entergy Texas (Entergy Texas Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Texas City?
Xfinity, AT&T, Frontier, Centric Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Texas City?
77590 (59%), 77591 (33%), 77568 (4%), 77539 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Texas City in?
Dickinson Independent School District. Parts of the city are in Texas City Independent School District.
How do I register to vote in Texas City?
Texas State 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 Galveston 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: Texas City’s own website (texascitytx.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.