Vela: I am incredibly demoralized when I visit colonias up and down the border

MCALLEN, Texas – Manny Vela, vice president and chief operating officer for Texas A&M McAllen, urged everyone who attended last week’s Futuro RGV forum to visit a Colonia. Vela said many colonia residents are living in “extreme poverty,” without clean running water, electricity or plumbing. The forum, titled Building a Thriving RGV, focused on the […]