Sam Houston Electric Cooperative had two employees complete the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s Management Internship Program. Doug Kouba, P.E., Sam Houston EC engineering supervisor, and Keith Stapleton, chief communications officer, received their MIP certificate in early 2013. MIP is an intensive six-week...

Sam Houston Electric Cooperative recently received recognition in the 2013 “Spotlight on Excellence” national awards program, sponsored by the Council of Rural Electric Communicators and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.  Sam Houston EC received awards of excellence for projects including the Co-op...

A scam involving prepaid money cards is being targeted at members of a Texas electric cooperative and customers of a nearby municipal utility. “The people who are calling our members are falsely claiming to be Bluebonnet employees or contractors,” said Will Holford, manager...

Sam Houston Electric Cooperative proudly congratulates each of the 2013 scholarship winners. We wish you great success as you pursue your goals of higher education. Click here for a list of this year's winners. Sam Houston EC scholarships are funded by unclaimed capital credits returned...

Sam Houston Electric Cooperative is celebrating 74 years of service in East Texas this month. This time next year, Cooperative members, employees and the Board of Directors will proudly celebrate a milestone—our 75th anniversary. In the early 1930s, the vast rural areas of...

Sam Houston Electric Cooperative employees, family and friends came out in full Relay spirit at this year’s Polk County event. Held April 26-27 at Pedigo Park in Livingston, the 2013 Relay for Life event celebrated with a movie theme. Sam Houston EC joined in...

Approximately 2,000 Sam Houston Electric Cooperative members experienced an outage April 3, 2013, due to an incident of copper theft. The perpetrators vandalized the Cooperative's Hightower substation, which serves parts of Liberty County. Sam Houston EC asks that anyone who has any information regarding this copper theft...

Around 1:30am on April 3, 2013, approximately 2,000 Sam Houston Electric Cooperative members in Liberty County experienced an outage due to copper theft. The theft occurred at the Cooperative’s Hightower substation and affected members in the areas of FM 787, FM 2610, FM 2914 and FM 223. A supervisor, engineer...

In 2014, Sam Houston Electric Cooperative will proudly celebrate 75 years of providing reliable, affordable power to East Texas residents. As we prepare for a year of celebration, we’re asking our member-owners for a little help. Rural electrification boomed in the late 1930s and early 194...

This year, Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives, the branding program of the nation’s electric co-ops, celebrates its 15th birthday! Sam Houston Electric Cooperative has been a proud member of the brand since 2008, and we’re not alone. Touchstone Energy represents a network of 741...