Whereas: The darkness in neighborhoods due to the lack of streetlights is a reason for vandalism and accidents. In addition, the image of our neighborhoods is also affected.

 

Whereas: There is a danger that, as families, we may not be able to spend more time outside after dark and enjoy our children and youth's physical activity. Because cars speed by, and due to the lack of streetlights, our children and youth can be hit by a driver who cannot see them.

 

Whereas: School buses often pick up children before dawn and drop them off at dusk. Without streetlights, our children, youth, and their parents must wait in the dark, putting their safety at risk.

 

Whereas: Residents of colonias continue to be willing to continue paying an annual fee for the use of mercurial lighting, and the county continues to invest in public lighting infrastructure in a larger number of colonias each year.

 

Whereas: there are no speed bumps to control traffic, we fear that our children and ourselves will be run over. And where there are no traffic signs, there is a severe lack of slums on major roads so we can enter our neighborhoods safely, and there have been many vehicle accidents due to their lack;

Whereas: there are no strict punishments or rules for people who shoot their guns into the air and land in our homes, there are no consequences of fines or jail time, and there are not enough restrictions on gun purchases, so our children fear going to school to avoid a massacre;

Whereas: we suffer from fires in our homes and our homes are not saved due to the lack of firefighters near the neighborhoods, there are no hydrants near our neighborhoods to support firefighters with water, and there is a severe lack of assistance for people who lose their homes due to these tragedies;

Whereas: The rainy season causes flooding in neighborhoods, and in some areas, it takes longer for the water level to recede, causing stagnant water and damaging our homes.

 

Whereas: There are neighborhoods with many potholes in the streets, which, when filled with water, make it difficult for drivers to see them, causing damage to their vehicles and the risk of causing an accident or harming themselves.

Whereas: Flooding also causes houses to become uneven, damaging the structure and putting families at risk.

Whereas: The health of residents is affected by the unpleasant smell of septic tanks due to flooding, and we are exposed to diseases, especially from mosquitoes that breed in stagnant water and ditches.

Whereas: Flooding in neighborhoods causes school buses to miss picking up children, and they have to use bags to cover their shoes to get to where the bus is waiting. Some parents choose to carry their children to the bus.

Whereas: the lack of cleanliness in our communities makes us feel forgotten, that there is no sanitation, that firefighters cannot go through alleys to avoid the risk of infection, and that elderly people are unable to clean their yards due to lack of assistance;

Whereas: the lack of cleanliness causes snakes, mosquitoes, opossums, cockroaches, and mice, and that stray dogs tear through our garbage bags, creating more trash;

 

Whereas: our ditches are not maintained by the county, and the erosion of our ditches every time it rains causes them to fill with dirt, we don't want to live in dirty lots;

 

Whereas: there is no organized and efficient trash collection once or twice a year, the landfills don't accept all the trash we bring in, and there is little or no regular trash collection;

Whereas: the poor quality of the streets makes communities look abandoned and unsafe, causes people to be run over by car accidents, lacks adequate access to our neighborhoods, and damages our vehicles;
Considering that we have nowhere to walk, and because the potholes in the streets aren't fixed, people get hurt;

Whereas: there has been no maintenance of the worn white and yellow lines, and the patches they put in don't last long;

Therefore, be it resolved: La Unión del Pueblo Entero and its membership will continue to remind the commissioners of the needs of the colonias through civic actions, press conferences, colonia meetings with the commissioners, creating campaigns on special occasions and with our constant presence in the commissioners court and commits to continue delivering 75% of the agreed-upon signatures, so that the families of the colonias do not lack this useful and important basic need of public lighting.

 

Therefore, be it resolved: that La Unión del Pueblo Entero and its membership will continue to participate in house meetings, write letters to our representatives, hold rallies, create petitions, file lawsuits, hold demonstrations, and become citizens so we can go out and vote.

 

Therefore, be it resolved: that La Unión del Pueblo Entero and its membership will continue to lobby at the local, state, and federal levels to enact laws that protect people from guns and punish people who shoot in the air. We will continue to work with our commissioners to build fire hydrants and support firefighters in building more fire stations for everyone.

 

Therefore, be it resolved: The La Unión del Pueblo Entero and its membership will continue to advocate for expanding the sewer system with greater capacity and equity, as well as for repairing streets that have been damaged by water.

 

Therefore, be it resolved: La Unión del Pueblo Entero  and its membership will continue to insist that colonia residents have a seat at the table where decisions are made and that the system be more transparent.