The poverty of the border colonias is a continuing stain on Texas. If Texas Republicans cared more about ordinary Texans than the rich & powerful this situation would have been remedied decades ago.
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After 25 years, "[c]onstruction of the necessary water lines began July 7 through a collaboration between the nonprofit human rights group DigDeep, local officials and a Texas-based nonprofit. The project is expected to be completed by October.
"But when Cochran residents finally get clean running water in their homes, many similar small and largely Latino communities along the border will be waiting.
"Cochran is one of over 2,000 colonias along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a 2015 report by the Rural Community Assistance Partnership.
"About 840,000 people live in these substandard housing developments, including over 134,000 that are not served by public water systems, waste treatment facilities or both.
"The vast majority of residents in colonias are Latino. Nearly two-thirds of adults and 94% of children and adolescents living in these communities are U.S. citizens, according to a report by DigDeep."
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