Exhibit 5.1

Brewer & Pritchard                                    Three Riverway, 18th Floor
                                                            Houston, Texas 77056
                                                             Tel: (713) 209-2950
A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION                                   Fax: (713) 659-5302
ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS                                    Website: www.BPLaw.com

                                  July 26, 2004

Eagle Broadband, Inc.
101 Courageous Drive
League City, Texas 77573

     Re:  Eagle Broadband, Inc.; Registration Statement on Form S-8

Gentlemen:

     We have represented Eagle Broadband, Inc., a Texas corporation ("Company"),
in connection with the preparation of a registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-8 ("Registration Statement") in
connection with the registration of 10,000,000 shares ("Shares") of the
Company's common stock, par value $.001 per share under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, to be offered pursuant to the Eagle Broadband, Inc. June 2004
Compensatory Stock Option Plan ("Plan").

     In this connection, we have examined originals or copies identified to our
satisfaction of such documents, corporate and other records, certificates, and
other papers as we deemed necessary to examine for purposes of this opinion,
including but not limited to the Plan, the Articles of Incorporation of the
Company, the Bylaws of the Company and the resolutions of the Board of Directors
of the Company.

     We have examined such records and documents and have made such examination
of laws as we considered necessary to form a basis for the opinion set forth
herein. In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures,
the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the
conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies
thereof.

     Based solely upon a review of the documents described in paragraph 2 and 3
above, we are of the opinion that the Shares will be, when issued pursuant to
the Plan, legally issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.

     We hereby consent to the filing of this Opinion as an Exhibit to the
Registration Statement.

                                            Very truly yours,

                                            /s/ Brewer & Pritchard, P.C.

                                            BREWER & PRITCHARD, P.C.