In 2024, arsenic, uranium, and nickel were found in 100 percent of colonia homes tested in the Rio Grande Valley. Texas has spent over $740 million on colonia water, but never on protecting the families drinking it today. This brief proposes the Colonia Safe Water Act: test every home, filter every contaminated one, and train colonia students and residents to monitor their own water.

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July 8, 2026