Jorge Vanegas, director of the Center for Housing and Urban Development at Texas A&M University, was quoted in an Aug. 27, 2007 New York Times article about the plights and progress of those living in Colonias along the Texas-Mexico border. CHUD is a research and outreach center housed in the Texas A&M College of Architecture.
Colonias are communities on the U.S. side of the Texas-Mexico border that lack adequate physical infrastructure, suffer from poor economic conditions and limited economic opportunities. Residents often lack English skills and have limited understanding or access to basic public services.
CHUD administers the Colonias Program for the state of Texas. The program implements solutions that help reduce the isolation of the impoverished residents of Colonias and helps them become full participants in the U.S. economy and society.
The New York Times story, “Inside a Jumble of Poverty, Texans Build a Future,” by Erik Eckholm, is available online at :
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/27/us/27colonias.html?
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