The article title "Colonias advocates in Nueces Country hope for Proposition 16's passage." A proposition that would provide $250 million bond to low-income neighborhoods who don't have water nor sewer services, like Richard Trevino who washes his plates and pots in a cooler on his back porch because he has no potable water inside. Rep. Norma Chavez, Del Paso says that it is unconscionable for anyone in America to have to cart water to bathe in every night. However, proposition 16 marks the third time lawmakers have asked voters for money to bring water and wastewater infrastructure to colonies. In 1989 the legislators established the Economically Distressed Area Program to provide grants and loans to those areas that need water and sewer services. The same year votes approved a $100 million bonds and another $150 million in 1991. Including the money awarded by the Texas Development Board, which was more that $517 million in state and federal funds for construction projects. Now, it is estimated that $5.4 billion is need it to bring water and wastewater to colonias in Nueces. Yet, the problem hasn't gone away.
I think proposition 16 is a good idea, but i don't think the $250 million are actually going to solve the problem in Primavera Estates Colonias because there is other issues that should be taken into consideration. For example, the Texas Development Board can provide the colonias with the sewer system and potable water, but what if residents don't have enough money to connect their house to the service. Maybe is not even worth the effort because a lot of the house don't have proper indoor plumbing that needs to be taking care off before putting to work any project.
The Texas government instead should help the people from Nueces to create their own form of government to work out their problems. It is evident that the problem would not go away by investing $250 million bond into these colonias because it would not be the first time Texas government provides aid to such colonias. There is the need for other alternatives so people won't be living in such hard conditions.
I think proposition 16 is a good idea, but i don't think the $250 million are actually going to solve the problem in Primavera Estates Colonias because there is other issues that should be taken into consideration. For example, the Texas Development Board can provide the colonias with the sewer system and potable water, but what if residents don't have enough money to connect their house to the service. Maybe is not even worth the effort because a lot of the house don't have proper indoor plumbing that needs to be taking care off before putting to work any project.
The Texas government instead should help the people from Nueces to create their own form of government to work out their problems. It is evident that the problem would not go away by investing $250 million bond into these colonias because it would not be the first time Texas government provides aid to such colonias. There is the need for other alternatives so people won't be living in such hard conditions.
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