Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, the Texas Education Agency and the Dallas Independent School District last month launched Operation Connectivity, a statewide initiative to deliver internet connectivity and digital device solutions for school districts, families, and students in Texas. The initiative was started in Dallas to address the lack of high-speed internet and home laptops for many DISD students, which caused an interruption to their learning as education in the classroom transitioned to at-home digital instruction due to COVID-19, a news release from the governor’s office said. This initiative now aims to provide internet connectivity to hundreds of thousands of students statewide. “As Texas ...