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Colonias have needs beyond water, but are lawmakers listening?

The unofficial neighborhoods along the border count about a half-million residents. Many lack basic infrastructure and resources, like water.

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Committee meant to help South Texas colonias has gone unformed, without report

A system to add or remove colonias from the state-recognized list has yet to be created. Some have since become cemeteries or no longer exist.

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Committee meant to help South Texas colonias has gone unformed, without report

For more than a year, state legislators have failed to follow a mandate to form a committee meant to address the needs of South Texas colonias.

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