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Panoramic Views of Las Colonias (1888 words) |
 | Colonias are generally understood to be subdivisions in unincorporated areas with inadequate infrastructure and inhabited by residents with very low incomes. |
| The 1990 Census indicates that approximately 50 percent of colonia houses in rural counties and 20 percent of houses in urban counties (i.e., Cameron. |
| The high rate of poverty among colonia residents usually indicates that the tax base to be gained by a city would not sufficiently offset the costs of annexing the colonia. |
| History (5062 words) |
| This new fire department operated with some of the previous firemen and the fire truck was parked in a garage on Inman Avenue near Wood Avenue. |
| The first thing the original fire department tried to do was to have the pumper and equipment returned; but, there was a slight problem the other commissioners of the second firehouse sold the pumper, firehouse, and equipment to a local citizen for one dollar. |
| Colonia district #12 was one of the first in area to use this tool. |
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