Philobiblon

Where are you?

After years of protests by residents, belated regulation by the state, and an influx of aid from government and private groups, more than two-thirds of the colonia dwellers in six border counties finally have access to water lines, safe sewage disposal or both, compared with a small minority just 15 years ago, according to a report by the state in December.

Texas, in the land of the free, of course. Which goes some way to explaining the horrible maternal and child mortaity statistics.