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Eye on Texas: ‘Normal Life’ in a Border Colonia
400,000 Texans live in 'colonias,' unincorporated border communities that often lack basic services.
Since 1954
400,000 Texans live in 'colonias,' unincorporated border communities that often lack basic services.