Funds to Help Low-Income Families With Summer Electric Bills Are Stretched Thin

In San Elizario, Texas, tucked between cotton fields and the U.S.-Mexico border fence, nearly 30 percent of the population lives below the poverty line.  When the summer heat hits here, electric bills skyrocket—and paying them is a struggle. Olivia Figueroa, executive director of the local organization AYUDA Inc., has lost track of how many people … Continue reading Funds to Help Low-Income Families With Summer Electric Bills Are Stretched Thin