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Along the Texas Border, a Third-World Problem

By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune, and Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal March 8, 2015

Reliable access to clean drinking water is not a reality for tens of thousands of Texans living along the Mexican border, despite a multibillion-dollar effort that has spanned decades. Those left behind face third-world conditions and grave health risks. Full Story 

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• Reveal Radio: But Not a Drop to Drink

  By Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal Oct. 6, 2015

  For decades, residents of El Cenizo and Rio Bravo along the Texas-Mexico border have struggled to obtain safe, reliable drinking water. A new treatment plant was supposed to help, but politics got in the way. Full Story 

• For Two Border Towns, Clean Water Plan Crashes

  By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune, and Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal March 12, 2015

  From our Undrinkable series: most Rio Bravo and El Cenizo residents don't trust the tap water despite a treatment plant intended to better the two towns' standard of living. Full Story 

• Fractured System Keeps Clean Water From Some

  By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune, and Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal March 11, 2015

  In theory, clean, safe water should be flowing to all of Rio Grande City's 14,000 residents, but a long-standing arrangement with a handful of locally owned corporations keeps it from some parts of town. This is part of our five-story Undrinkable series. Full Story 

• A Colonia Built on Broken Promises of Clean Water

  By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune, and Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal March 10, 2015

  Safe running water remains out of reach for the residents of Las Pampas. The residents of this remote West Texas colonia are forced to haul water from miles away. This is part of our five-story Undrinkable series on border communities that lack reliable, clean water. Full Story 

• Politics Stymied Village's Plan to Secure Safe Water

  By Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal, and Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune March 9, 2015

  Researchers have found that the water supply in Vinton is making people sick, but local politics have gotten in the way of a solution to connect to nearby El Paso's utilities. This is part two of our five-story Undrinkable series on border communities that lack reliable, clean water. Full Story