Hundreds of Texas Towns Lack Basic Water and Sewer Systems

Author:
David Brand

USDA/Flickr

Water & Sanitation

They're called 'colonias' and they're home to about 1 million people. Here's a visual tour of what they look like and how they came to be.

PHOTOS

Homes: pxshere, Dog: PixabayFlint sign: US Department of Agriculture/Flickr, Trailer: Matthew Hester/Flickr, Water Tank: US Air Force, Soil Auger: Hitchster/Flickr, Faucet: Pixabay, Farm workers: US Department of Agriculture/Flickr, Worker atop truck: US Department of Agriculture/Flickr

SOURCES

  1. Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

  2. University of Michigan Journal of Sustainability

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  4. Interview with Kelsey Snapp

  5. The Center for Public Integrity

  6. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

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  8. The Urban Edge/SoundCloud

  9. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

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  11. US Census

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  17. Interview with Kelsey Snapp

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