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    How Disaster Recovery Overlooks the Poor

    Jun 01, 2018 2 minutes
    — MICHAEL BARAJAS

    EARLY IN HIS CAREER, DAVID HALL CAME TO SEE THE RIO Grande Valley’s most impoverished communities as an important prism for viewing Texas’ civil rights struggles. Hall, who led Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) for 42 years until his retirement last summer, moved to the Valley after law school. Hall also sued to force changes at local water districts, requiring them to allow Mexican-American residents to run for board seats.

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