Community

VTX1 Companies Corporate Social Responsibility

VTX1 is a proud and active member of its communities offering support and advancement through education, sponsorship, and outreach initiatives. We are committed to fostering partnerships that strengthen the local economy, cultivate growth and development, and enhance the quality of life of our communities.

Commitment to Education

The VTCI Scholarship Program awards 20 scholarships every year to deserving students in South Texas. These scholarships are valued at $3,000 and are renewable up to three additional years or until a bachelor’s degree is earned. Recipients must maintain residency requirements, satisfactory academic performance (2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale) and full-time enrollment status at an accredited 2 or 4 year college or university. The renewal award amount will be increased by $250 each year if the student maintains a 3.0 grade point average or better in the prior year of college. Students may transfer to another accredited institution without penalty of losing their awards.

Scholarship Cover Sheet
Scholarship E-application

Community Partnership

Since 1952, VTX1 has been a vital partner to the communities of South Texas. Our Corporate Social Responsibility program was established to enhance the quality of life in the communities we serve, through charitable sponsorships and community outreach initiatives in support of our program goals.

We sponsor numerous community organizations and events including:

  • The McMullen County Fair Association
  • Willacy County Relay for Life
  • Starr County Youth Fair and Auction
  • Fiesta del Rancho in Concepcion
  • Frio County Livestock Show
  • Project Graduation
  • Atascosa-McMullen Cooperative Special Olympics
  • . . . and many more

NTCA Youth Tour of Washington D.C.

Every summer, VTCI sponsors one local high school student’s participation in the NTCA Youth Tour. This program gives students a first-hand look at the telecommunications industry and the legislative process by visiting Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and other governmental agencies. The tour also includes visits to famous historical sites including the Washington Monument, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Cathedral, the U.S. Capitol and Arlington National Cemetery.

Youth Tour 2023 Flyer
Youth Tour Cover Sheet
Youth Tour Application

We are now accepting applications for the 2023 Youth Tour, which takes place May 31 – June 4th 2023. Deadline for applications is March 17th, 2023. Applications for the Youth Tour should be sent to:

Valley Telephone Cooperative
881 E. Hidalgo Avenue
Raymondville, Texas 78580
Attn: Christina Tamez

Members with any questions, please contact Christina Tamez, at 956-642-1133, or by writing her at Valley Telephone Cooperative, 881 E. Hidalgo Avenue, Raymondville, Texas 78580. For full details click the Youth Tour Cover Sheet.

Sponsorship of State and National Industry Organizations

VTX1 is committed to providing rural Texas with the best telecommunications available. We work hard to keep rural Texas connected. As one of many infrastructure innovators across the nation, we’re proud to contribute to the economic growth of our service areas, our communities and our state. We’re an advocate of public policy to protect, promote and support the economic viability of the communities we serve.

VTX1 works side-by-side with state and national industry entities and other telecommunications industry advocates to ensure that the rules, regulations and technologies of telecommunications ever-changing environment continue to remember that rural communities matter. Those entities include:

  • INCOMPAS
  • NREDA (National Rural Economic Developers Association)
  • NRTC (National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative)
  • NTTC (National Telco Television Consortium)
  • NTCA (National Telecommunications Cooperative Association)
  • SCC (Small Company Coalition)
  • Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council
  • TTA (Texas Telephone Association)
  • WTA (Western Telecommunications Association)