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Tag: ARISE

Podcast Episode 26: Don’t eat the toxic fish

A Little Louder, Local issues•by •Posted March 6, 2020

For decades, federal, state and local officials knew that the fish in Donna Lake in the Rio Grande Valley carried…

Tags: ARISE, Donna Lake, Environmental justice, Environmental racism, EPA, Rio Grande Valley

Podcast episode 15: Sonido del Agua Part 2

A Little Louder, Local issues•by •Posted August 30, 2019

If you want to change law and policy, you have to change people’s minds. And to change people’s minds, you…

Tags: ARISE, bcWorkshop, LUPE, Rio Grande Valley

Podcast Episode 14: El Sonido del Agua Part I

A Little Louder, Local issues•by •Posted August 19, 2019

Season 2 of our podcast is live, and it starts with a deep dive into a multi-year drainage campaign in…

Tags: A Little Louder, ARISE, Colonias, drainage, LUCHA, LUPE, Rio Grande Valley

Colonia residents of Hidalgo County celebrate their language justice victory

Local issues•by •Posted April 24, 2019

Yesterday, Texas Housers joined community leaders in the Rio Grande Valley at a press conference to celebrate a major victory…

Tags: ARISE, Hidalgo County, LUPE, Rio Grande Valley

Sign the petition to demand an end to chronic flooding in Hidalgo County colonias

Uncategorized•by •Posted March 21, 2017

I have the privilege of working alongside community members and grassroots leaders with A Resource In Serving Equality (ARISE) and La Unión…

Tags: ARISE, Colonias, drainage, Flooding, LUPE, Rio Grande Valley

Colonia residents launch drainage campaign in Hidalgo County

Uncategorized•by •Posted January 10, 2017

Colonia leaders organized with La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) and A Resource In Serving Equality (ARISE), and proudly supported…

Tags: ARISE, Colonias, drainage, Flooding, LUPE, Rio Grande Valley

The 2016 Texas Houser Awards

Uncategorized•by •Posted November 11, 2016

On a dreary afternoon the day after a divisive election, the stories of three outstanding community organizations lifted the spirits of housing advocates…

Tags: ARISE, Corpus Christi, Houser Awards, Sunnyside

Announcing the 2016 Texas Houser Awards

Uncategorized•by •Posted October 20, 2016

On November 9, Texas Low Income Housing Information Service will honor three outstanding community groups at the 2016 Texas Houser Awards. The…

Tags: ARISE, Corpus Christi, Sunnyside, Texas Houser Awards

EPA summit a chance to highlight environmental injustices in colonias

State issues•by •Posted August 22, 2016

Environmental problems predominantly affect low income communities of color, especially in Texas. There is a growing movement of community collaboration,…

Tags: ARISE, Colonias, Environmental justice, EPA

Hands-on training for colonia leaders emphasizes role of government in solving problems

Local issues, Uncategorized•by •Posted July 28, 2016

Cris Rocha, a community organizer with La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE), welcomed the group and Norma Aldape, a LUPE member and…

Tags: ARISE, Colonias, Inequality, LUCHA, LUPE, Rio Grande Valley

State to hold public hearing on colonia environmental injustice thanks to youth leaders

Local issues•by •Posted June 14, 2016

Youth activists in the Rio Grande Valley have already won increased resources and attention to address the odor nuisance caused…

Tags: ARISE, Colonias, Environmental justice, Rio Grande Valley, South Tower Power

Years of organizing lead to vital stormwater drainage project for Rio Grande Valley colonias

Local issues, Uncategorized•by •Posted May 20, 2016

Inequality is most starkly manifested in the differences between rich and poor neighborhoods. And nowhere is inequality greater than in the…

Tags: ARISE, Colonias, Disaster recovery, drainage, Flooding, LUPE, Rio Grande Valley, Zika

Colonia youth take charge to protect neighbors from contamination

Local issues, Uncategorized•by •Posted May 4, 2016

As discussed in our staff conversation last week, there has been a shameful lack of government oversight around the toxic contamination of…

Tags: ARISE, Colonias, Donna Lake, Environmental justice, Rio Grande Valley

Listen: Shining a light on environmental injustice in the colonias

Local issues•by •Posted April 29, 2016

TxLIHIS staff members work on a wide range of issues across the state. To highlight some of that work, I’ll…

Tags: ARISE, Colonias, Environmental justice, Rio Grande Valley

Street light installation finally begins as colonia residents celebrate victory

Local issues, Uncategorized•by •Posted January 19, 2016

Above: Residents of Colonia Goolie Meadows enjoy the illumination provided by their new street lights. Last week marked another milestone in…

Tags: ARISE, Colonias, LUPE, Rio Grande Valley, street lights

Building a model for fair housing success: Our commitment to community leadership

State issues•by John Henneberger•Posted January 14, 2016

Above: TxLIHIS and Texas Organizing Project staff and community residents discuss neighborhood issues at a meeting of the Sunnyside Pride…

Tags: ARISE, Community organizing, Disparate impact, Fair housing, LUPE, TOP

Colonia organizations win groundbreaking street lighting victory in Hidalgo County

Local issues•by •Posted November 18, 2015

On November 10, Hidalgo County Commissioners unanimously approved a plan to begin bringing street lights into the colonias. Our partners at…

Tags: ARISE, Colonias, Hidalgo County, LUPE, Rio Grande Valley, street lights, Texas Legislature

Video: Three veteran community organizers discuss their work in Rio Grande Valley colonias

Local issues, Uncategorized•by •Posted September 21, 2015

Since 2010 Texas Low Income Housing Information Service has worked closely with La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) and A Resource…

Tags: ARISE, Community organizing, LUPE, Rio Grande Valley

Colonias conference provides a valuable space for ideas

Local issues•by •Posted August 11, 2015

At the end of July, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation (TSAHC) hosted a two…

Tags: ARISE, Colonias, Josue, LUPE, Rio Grande Valley, Staff post

Video: Colonia children ask for streetlights

Local issues, State issues•by •Posted May 5, 2015

In this video produced by our partners at La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) and A Resource In Serving Equality…

Tags: ARISE, Colonias, Lighting, LUPE, Rio Grande Valley

Packed house demands colonia streetlight program in the Rio Grande Valley

Local issues•by •Posted January 19, 2015

Last Thursday our partners in the Rio Grande Valley, La Union del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) and A Resource In Serving…

Tags: ARISE, Colonias, LUPE, Rio Grande Valley, street lights, streetlights
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