3 Mars 2015
#Texas has highest number of #colonias in the US but struggle to declassify rehabilitated ones http://t.co/rsmTUNlUhx #poverty #border
March 03, 2015
State Waits for Directions to Declassify Colonias, by Alexa Ura
For decades, Texas has worked to halt the proliferation of colonias - unincorporated, impoverished communities along the U.S.-Mexico border that lack basic amenities like water service and paved streets. And despite the state spending millions of dollars, it's difficult to gauge whether it has made significant progress in improving life in these communities.