Houston County Electric Cooperative

Houston County Electric Cooperative (HCEC) is a member-owned electric utility that serves rural communities in East Texas. Its stated mission is "Providing power for your way of life in rural east Texas," a phrase that also appears in its tagline, "Power For Your Way Of Life." As a cooperative, HCEC is owned by the members it serves rather than by private shareholders or a municipal government. The cooperative operates a website that allows members to pay bills, view outages, contact the co-op, apply for service, and download the myHCEC mobile app. HCEC also publishes its bylaws, member policies, and a statement of non-discrimination, and it hosts annual meeting footage on its YouTube channel. The co-op is active in community programs, including the Dorothy H. Goodrum Scholarship, which supports local students. Its day-to-day operations include managing contract crews and communicating service updates to members. HCEC is based in Crockett, Texas, the county seat of Houston County, and its service territory covers rural parts of the region. The cooperative remains active and continues to invest in member services such as its mobile app, which became available in 2025.

Houston County Electric Cooperative was established to bring electric service to rural East Texas, a region where investor-owned utilities had largely declined to build infrastructure because of low population density and high costs. Like many rural electric cooperatives, it was likely formed with support from federal rural electrification programs, though the exact founding year is not provided in the available evidence. The cooperative is headquartered in Crockett, Texas, the county seat of Houston County, and its service area covers rural parts of the region. Over the decades, HCEC has grown into a member-owned utility that provides electricity to residential, commercial, and agricultural members. Its mission statement, "Providing power for your way of life in rural east Texas," reflects its enduring focus on rural communities. In recent years, the cooperative has modernized its member services, launching the myHCEC mobile app in 2025 and maintaining an online portal for bill payment, outage reporting, and service applications. It also supports education through the Dorothy H. Goodrum Scholarship and engages members through annual meetings and a YouTube channel. The cooperative continues to operate as a private, member-owned entity.

• Launched the myHCEC mobile app.

• Announced 2026 Dorothy H. Goodrum Scholarship recipients.

Member-owned cooperative focused on rural East Texas communities.

• Residential electric service

  Electricity distribution to homes in rural East Texas.

• myHCEC mobile app

  Mobile app for members to manage accounts, pay bills, and report outages.

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