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Prevention specialist Elda Reyes lives in a modest, three-bedroom home nestled in the corner of a small residential street in north Houston, close to Interstate 45 (I-45).
She bought the house 17 years ago, building a life on the tree-lined street with her husband Jesus, a groundskeeper, and their three children, one of whom – a 22-year-old daughter – still lives with them.
The Reyes family would like to spend the rest of their days there, but a planned expansion of the I-45 highway could see their house appropriated for public use through eminent domain.
The family has been receiving letters from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) offering to purchase their property. But they don’t want to sell.