Colonia leaders debut advocacy tutorial video to expand access to public street lighting
For more than a decade, colonia leaders, organizers and Texas Housers have been pushing Hidalgo County to target program fundsContinue Reading
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Colonia residents of Hidalgo County celebrate their language justice victory
Yesterday, Texas Housers joined community leaders in the Rio Grande Valley at a press conference to celebrate a major victoryContinue Reading
Surprise rain brings expected flooding to Hidalgo County. It’s time drainage and county officials commit to solutions.
(Photo shows flooded yard in La Mesa colonia) Many Rio Grande Valley residents woke up with floodwater filling their homesContinue Reading
Colonia residents deliver demand for new subdivision rules to Hidalgo County Commissioners via Christmas carol
MSR Carol at Hidalgo County Commissioners Court from Texas Housers on Vimeo. The Hidalgo County Commissioners Court is considering updatesContinue Reading
Raymondville Drain project means more more water capacity. But will all communities benefit?
State and County officials broke ground last week marking the start of construction on the long-awaited Raymondville Drain Project —Continue Reading
At long last, basic public services may be coming to some current and future South Texas colonias
This opinion column originally appeared in the Rio Grande Guardian on March 1, co-authored by IMartha Sanchez of LUPE and TexasContinue Reading
Colonia organizations win groundbreaking street lighting victory in Hidalgo County
On November 10, Hidalgo County Commissioners unanimously approved a plan to begin bringing street lights into the colonias. Our partners atContinue Reading
TX colonia residents would be thankful if county officials let them have the things others take for granted
Streetlights and storm sewers… This Thanksgiving there not many people are thinking about how grateful they are for their streetlights andContinue Reading
TxLIHIS policy analyst Josué Ramírez supports colonia residents’ search for solutions
Although only 24 years old, Josué Ramírez has taken on a leading role in working with grassroots community leaders toContinue Reading