Without access to water lines, Texas colonias residents are pulling water from the desert air
Read full article: Without access to water lines, Texas colonias residents are pulling water from the desert airThousands of low-income, Latino residents in Texas still do not have safe drinking water. In one El Paso colonia, some residents are using solar distillation to generate water from the air.
Texas likely will spend billions fixing its water systems. Will it reach these forgotten colonias?
Read full article: Texas likely will spend billions fixing its water systems. Will it reach these forgotten colonias?An estimated 500,000 people live in thousands of colonias along the Texas-Mexico border. Largely built between the 1950s and 1980s, these communities have been promised water — but it has never come.
After decades of broken promises, a Texas ‘donut hole’ community will get running water
Read full article: After decades of broken promises, a Texas ‘donut hole’ community will get running waterConstruction began in July to bring water to Cochran, one of several colonias along the border not served by public water systems. The project is expected to be completed by October.
Las familias latinas en Texas demandan una educación más inclusiva
Read full article: Las familias latinas en Texas demandan una educación más inclusivaEl creciente número de estudiantes latinos en Texas tiene necesidades específicas que requieren ser atendidas, como un mayor y mejor acceso a la tecnología e información en español.