Podcast Episode 26: Don’t eat the toxic fish
For decades, federal, state and local officials knew that the fish in Donna Lake in the Rio Grande Valley carriedContinue Reading
For decades, federal, state and local officials knew that the fish in Donna Lake in the Rio Grande Valley carriedContinue Reading
Texas Housers has worked for years in the Rio Grande Valley, partnering with motivated organizations like LUPE and ARISE, toContinue Reading
If you want to change law and policy, you have to change people’s minds. And to change people’s minds, youContinue Reading
Season 2 of our podcast is live, and it starts with a deep dive into a multi-year drainage campaign inContinue Reading
Yesterday, Texas Housers joined community leaders in the Rio Grande Valley at a press conference to celebrate a major victoryContinue Reading
Colonia residents in Hidalgo County have experienced far too much flooding and darkness, the dangerous symptoms of poorly-planned subdivisions whereContinue Reading
(Home in Indian Hills colonia that experienced flooding after the June storms. Photo taken a week after the storms hit.)Continue Reading
This article originally ran on Neta, a bilingual multimedia platform based in the Rio Grande Valley where I am a staff content creator,Continue Reading
State and County officials broke ground last week marking the start of construction on the long-awaited Raymondville Drain Project —Continue Reading
Above: Leaders of the South Tower Power campaign at the City of Alamo Wastewater Treatment Plant. A Rio Grande ValleyContinue Reading
Discrimination is not always obvious in the Rio Grande Valley. But now Hidalgo County residents have a chance to weigh in onContinue Reading
This piece originally ran as a column in The Monitor on June 25. For decades the State of Texas looked theContinue Reading
This article originally ran on Neta, a bilingual multimedia platform based in the Rio Grande Valley where I am aContinue Reading
As the Texas Legislature swings into high gear, we’ll be covering committee hearings and votes on key bills related to housing.Continue Reading
I have the privilege of working alongside community members and grassroots leaders with A Resource In Serving Equality (ARISE) and La UniónContinue Reading
The Land Use Colonia Housing Action (LUCHA) initiative has made some big strides in the past year. At Texas HousersContinue Reading
Colonia leaders organized with La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) and A Resource In Serving Equality (ARISE), and proudly supportedContinue Reading
The first local transmission of the Zika virus in the state of Texas, and just the second in the country,Continue Reading
The title of the new exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City sums up theContinue Reading
This piece originally ran as a column in the McAllen newspaper, The Monitor, on September 12, 2016. Pictured above: Lot flooding after a regularContinue Reading
Natural disasters hit low income households the hardest, especially in the colonias of the Rio Grande Valley. Learning to prepareContinue Reading
Cris Rocha, a community organizer with La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE), welcomed the group and Norma Aldape, a LUPE member andContinue Reading
Inequality is stark in the Rio Grande Valley, but for many, its causes remain hidden. In order to overcome the consequencesContinue Reading
[The following remarks were delivered on June 22, 2016 at a conference, Southwest Border Colonias: Housing and Sustainable Development inContinue Reading
Youth activists in the Rio Grande Valley have already won increased resources and attention to address the odor nuisance causedContinue Reading
Inequality is most starkly manifested in the differences between rich and poor neighborhoods. And nowhere is inequality greater than in theContinue Reading
As discussed in our staff conversation last week, there has been a shameful lack of government oversight around the toxic contamination ofContinue Reading
TxLIHIS staff members work on a wide range of issues across the state. To highlight some of that work, I’llContinue Reading
On February 3, the Texas Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) held a public hearing in Brownsville on one of theirContinue Reading
Above: Residents of Colonia Goolie Meadows enjoy the illumination provided by their new street lights. Last week marked another milestone inContinue Reading