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Tag: Hidalgo County

Colonia leaders debut advocacy tutorial video to expand access to public street lighting

Local issues•by •Posted May 23, 2019

For more than a decade, colonia leaders, organizers and Texas Housers have been pushing Hidalgo County to target program funds…

Tags: Colonias, Hidalgo County, public lighting

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

Surprise rain brings expected flooding to Hidalgo County. It’s time drainage and county officials commit to solutions.

Local issues•by •Posted July 17, 2018

(Photo shows flooded yard in La Mesa colonia) Many Rio Grande Valley residents woke up with floodwater filling their homes…

Tags: Colonias, drainage, Flooding, Hidalgo County

Colonia residents deliver demand for new subdivision rules to Hidalgo County Commissioners via Christmas carol

Activities, Local issues•by •Posted December 6, 2017

MSR Carol at Hidalgo County Commissioners Court from Texas Housers on Vimeo. The Hidalgo County Commissioners Court is considering updates…

Tags: drainage, Hidalgo County, Lighting, Model Subdivision Rules

Raymondville Drain project means more more water capacity. But will all communities benefit?

Local issues•by •Posted October 11, 2017

State and County officials broke ground last week marking the start of construction on the long-awaited Raymondville Drain Project —…

Tags: drainage, Hidalgo County, Rio Grande Valley

At long last, basic public services may be coming to some current and future South Texas colonias

Local issues•by •Posted March 6, 2017

This opinion column originally appeared in the Rio Grande Guardian on March 1, co-authored by IMartha Sanchez of LUPE and Texas…

Tags: Colonias, Hidalgo County, LUPE

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

TX colonia residents would be thankful if county officials let them have the things others take for granted

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted November 27, 2013

Streetlights and storm sewers… This Thanksgiving there not many people are thinking about how grateful they are for their streetlights and…

Tags: Colonias, drainage, Hidalgo County, LUPE, Rio Grande Valley, street lights

TxLIHIS policy analyst Josué Ramírez supports colonia residents’ search for solutions

Activities, Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted April 1, 2013

Although only 24 years old, Josué Ramírez has taken on a leading role in working with grassroots community leaders to…

Tags: Affordable housing, Cameron County, Colonias, Disaster recovery, Hidalgo County, Hurricane Dolly, Josué Ramirez, Poverty, Rio Grande Valley, South Texas
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