30 years on, Texas colonia residents billed for service they never received
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Eighty-four-year-old Juana Herrera sits with her canaries at her home in the Hoehn Drive colonia outside Edinburg, Texas, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. Residents of the colonia and others in the area were surprised by an overdue $1,400 tax bill from the Hidalgo County Irrigation District 1, dating back to the mid-1980?•s. Herrera bought her property in the 1990?•s and was not aware of such tax that is for irrigation of farmland.Jerry Lara, Staff / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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Jorge Gonzales holds a bill for delinquent taxes on his mother?•s property in the Hoehn Drive colonia outside Edinburg, Texas, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. In August of last year, Hidalgo County Irrigation District 1 sent residents of the colonia a tax bill of around $1,400 for 35-year-old irrigation charges the original owner of the land never paid. The starting amount is $274 but fees tacked